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Arundel vs Danvers 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
Arundel has the most kids (20.4% under 18).
Danvers has the most expensive homes ($644k median).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (36.6%).
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 | Arundel | Danvers | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,418Lowest |
28,098Highest |
6,221 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.9±6.4Lowest 5% above U.S. |
45.3±3 16% above U.S. |
54.3±7.2Highest 40% above U.S. |
| Kennebunk and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.1%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Arundel and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.9%±4.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
52%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Danvers and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,597±$17k 26% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$95,169±$21kLowest 18% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $421,300±$62kLowest 27% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$452,800±$17k 36% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$495 14% above U.S. |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,466±$261Lowest 4% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,763Lowest 21% above U.S. |
$6,654Highest 113% above U.S. |
$4,771 53% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.2%±22.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.3%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Danvers and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 12 yrs newer than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
36.6%±10.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #7 of 133 in ME | #91 of 282 in MA | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.