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Boscawen vs Kennebunk vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Boscawen has the most affordable homes ($287k median).
Kennebunk has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
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 | Boscawen | Kennebunk | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,044 |
11,820Highest |
2,227Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±4.2 18% above U.S. |
54.6±3.3Highest 40% above U.S. |
44.7±7.6Lowest 15% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Boscawen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±5.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
30%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Kennebunk and Boscawen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Webster and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,328±$27kLowest 4% below U.S. |
$107,804±$8kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$107,171±$14k 33% above U.S. |
| Kennebunk and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $286,500±$23kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$487,700±$21kHighest 47% above U.S. |
$338,500±$30k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,265±$307Lowest 10% below U.S. |
$1,425±$290Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,396±$622 about the U.S. average |
| Kennebunk and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,549Highest 110% above U.S. |
$4,999Lowest 60% above U.S. |
$6,021 93% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±21 U.S.: 51.1% |
37.1%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.6%±71Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Webster and Boscawen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
96%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.9%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
32.5%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #51 of 120 in NH | #9 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | RSU 21 | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Kennebunk High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.