Compare towns
York vs Kennebunk vs Casco 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 most kids (21.1% under 18).
Kennebunk has the most renters (26.9% rent).
Casco has the most affordable homes ($356k 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.
| Measure | York | Kennebunk | Casco | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 13,986Highest |
6,221 |
3,696 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.5% ME: +2.6% |
+10.8% ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.5±5.2Lowest 10% above ME |
54.3±7.2 21% above ME |
52±3.3 16% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| York and Kennebunk 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% |
30.9%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±7.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| 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+ | 53.1% ME: 36.2% |
52% ME: 36.2% |
32.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Casco and Ogunquit 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 |
$95,169±$21k 27% above ME |
$69,313±$19kLowest 7% below 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 |
$452,800±$17k 53% above ME |
$355,500±$58kLowest 20% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,490±$336Highest 31% above ME |
$1,466±$261 29% above ME |
$1,395±$184Lowest 22% above ME |
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| York and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,658 53% above ME |
$4,771Highest 57% above ME |
$3,085Lowest about the ME average |
$4,473 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2 ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| York and Kennebunk 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% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5% ME: 74.3% |
73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 4% below ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 26%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2 ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| 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 | #13 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | York Public Schools | — | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | — |
| High school in town | York High School | — | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6 |
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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.