Compare towns
York vs Kennebunkport 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).
Kennebunkport has the oldest population (median age 63.1).
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 | Kennebunkport | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,986Highest |
1,276Lowest |
1,379 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.5% ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.5±5.2Lowest 10% above ME |
63.1±4.2Highest 41% above ME |
62.8±4.8 40% above ME |
| Kennebunkport and Ogunquit 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% |
5.2%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
45.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunkport and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
54.6% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and York 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 |
$121,189±$24k 62% above ME |
$114,259±$56kLowest 53% above ME |
| York and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $636,400±$30kLowest 115% above ME |
$814,400±$148k 175% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,490±$336 31% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,658Highest 53% above ME |
$4,255Lowest 40% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±45.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| York and Kennebunkport 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% |
11.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.3% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
44 minHighest 79% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 26%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
41.4%±14.4 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Kennebunkport 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 | #42 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | York Public Schools | — | — |
| High school in town | York High School | — | — |
| 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.