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Arundel vs Kennebunkport
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).
Kennebunkport has the most people working from home (41.4%).
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 | Kennebunkport |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,418Highest |
1,276Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±6.4Lowest 9% below ME |
63.1±4.2Highest 41% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.2%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
45.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
54.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Arundel and Kennebunkport 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 36% above ME |
$121,189±$24kHighest 62% above ME |
| Kennebunkport 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 42% above ME |
$814,400±$148kHighest 175% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$495 41% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,763Lowest 24% above ME |
$4,255Highest 40% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.2%±22.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±45.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Arundel and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
44 minHighest 79% above ME |
| Work from home | 7%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
41.4%±14.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #7 of 133 in ME | #42 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.