Compare towns
Arundel vs Kennebunk vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arundel has the most kids (20.4% under 18).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (36.6%).
Windham has the most affordable homes ($389k median).
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 | Kennebunk | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,418Lowest |
6,221 |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±6.4Lowest 9% below ME |
54.3±7.2Highest 21% above ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Arundel and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham 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 36% above ME |
$95,169±$21kLowest 27% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Windham 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±$62k 42% above ME |
$452,800±$17kHighest 53% above ME |
$388,900±$22kLowest 31% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$495Highest 41% above ME |
$1,466±$261 29% above ME |
$1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
| Arundel and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,763Lowest 24% above ME |
$4,771Highest 57% above ME |
$3,938 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.2%±22.7 ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Kennebunk and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9% ME: 10.7% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2% ME: 74.3% |
73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 7% below ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 7%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #7 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | — | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.1 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.