Compare towns
York vs Hampden vs Kittery vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
York has the highest household income ($121k).
Hampden has the most affordable homes ($301k median).
Kittery has the most renters (32.8% rent).
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.
| Measure | York | Hampden | Kittery | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 13,986Highest |
7,896 |
10,473 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.5% ME: +2.6% |
+6.2% ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.5±5.2 10% above ME |
41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.1% ME: 36.2% |
45.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
$111,959±$13k 50% above ME |
$93,728±$14kLowest 25% above ME |
$114,259±$56k 53% above ME |
| York and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $636,400±$30k 115% above ME |
$301,300±$38kLowest about the ME average |
$468,500±$31k 58% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,490±$336 31% above ME |
$1,286±$317Lowest 13% above ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
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| Kittery and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,658Highest 53% above ME |
$3,694Lowest 22% above ME |
$4,518 49% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
22.2%±15.1 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| York and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5% ME: 74.3% |
85.7% ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 4% below ME |
23 min 7% below ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 26%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
21.3%±5.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #13 of 133 in ME | #6 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | York Public Schools | RSU 22 | Kittery Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | York High School | Hampden Academy | Robert W Traip Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6Lowest |
14.8Highest |
9.9 |
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ME 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.