Compare towns
Arrowsic vs Kennebunk vs Bath vs Phippsburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arrowsic has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Phippsburg has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Arrowsic | Kennebunk | Bath | Phippsburg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 597Lowest |
11,820Highest |
8,815 |
2,238 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3% ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±8.7 12% above ME |
54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
54.3±6.3 21% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±7.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3 ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Arrowsic and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±11.2 ME: 22.4% |
30%±4 ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Phippsburg and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
51.2% ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
37.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $99,107±$27k 33% above ME |
$107,804±$8k 44% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$107,833±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $584,200±$150kHighest 97% above ME |
$487,700±$21k 64% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$335,800±$47k 13% above ME |
| Arrowsic and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,600±$412Highest 40% above ME |
$1,425±$290 25% above ME |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,022±$346Lowest 10% below ME |
| Arrowsic and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,521 16% above ME |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
$2,034Lowest 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±98.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4% ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.6% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9 ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Arrowsic 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 | — | #9 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 21 | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | — | Kennebunk High School | Morse High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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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.