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Windsor vs Ogunquit vs Kennebunk

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).

What matters to you?

Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

MeasureWindsorOgunquitKennebunk
People
Population
2,060
1,379Lowest
11,820Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.6±12.3Lowest
15% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
54.6±3.3
40% above U.S.
Kids under 18
21.1%±8.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.7%±3
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.2%±8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
30%±4
U.S.: 17.2%
Ogunquit and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
51.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.7%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$107,804±$8k
34% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$487,700±$21k
47% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,002±$107Lowest
29% below U.S.
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$1,425±$290Highest
about the U.S. average
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,878
56% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$4,999Highest
60% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
37.1%±10.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Kennebunk and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
80.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
27 minHighest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
6.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
32.5%±7.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Ogunquit and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #61 of 70 in VT — #9 of 133 in ME
School district — — RSU 21
High school in town — — Kennebunk High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
11.6
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.