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Bow vs Kennebunk vs Woolwich
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Woolwich has the most affordable homes ($255k 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 | Bow | Kennebunk | Woolwich |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335 |
11,820Highest |
3,158Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
54.6±3.3 40% above U.S. |
55.8±5.5Highest 43% above U.S. |
| Woolwich and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±3 U.S.: 22% |
15%±5.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
33.9%±8.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Woolwich and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
52.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$107,804±$8k 34% above U.S. |
$102,175±$26kLowest 27% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$487,700±$21k 47% above U.S. |
$254,500±$59kLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Bow and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,425±$290Lowest about the U.S. average |
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| Bow and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$4,999 60% above U.S. |
$2,433Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
37.1%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.3%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Woolwich and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
13.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1982Lowest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
32.5%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.9%±6.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Kennebunk and Bow 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 | #26 of 120 in NH | #9 of 133 in ME | #92 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Bow School District | RSU 21 | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | Bow High School | Kennebunk High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
11.6Lowest |
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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.