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Arundel vs Danvers vs Kennebunkport
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 affordable homes ($421k median).
Danvers has the highest household income ($125k).
Kennebunkport has the most people working from home (31.6%).
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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 | Kennebunkport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,418 |
28,098Highest |
3,684Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.9±6.4Lowest 5% above U.S. |
45.3±3 16% above U.S. |
59.1±5Highest 52% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2 U.S.: 22% |
8%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Arundel and Danvers 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% |
36.9%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
52.3%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%±1.6Lowest 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±$17kLowest 26% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$102,747±$30k 27% above U.S. |
| Danvers and Kennebunkport 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±$23k 94% above U.S. |
$740,500±$109kHighest 123% above U.S. |
| Kennebunkport and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$495 14% above U.S. |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,429±$296Lowest about the U.S. average |
| 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. |
$3,914 25% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.2%±22.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
25.8%±20.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Danvers and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 12 yrs newer than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 29% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
31.6%±9.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Kennebunkport and Danvers 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 | #7 of 133 in ME | #91 of 282 in MA | #42 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | None in town | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.