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Brookline vs Kennebunk vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookline has the most affordable homes ($291k median).
Kennebunk has the most expensive homes ($488k median).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% 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 | Brookline | Kennebunk | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531 |
11,820Highest |
497Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7 16% above U.S. |
54.6±3.3Highest 40% above U.S. |
43.3±11.5Lowest 11% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6 U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
28.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Westminster and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±11.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Kennebunk and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
45.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brookline and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16kLowest about the U.S. average |
$107,804±$8kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$81,000±$22k about the U.S. average |
| Kennebunk and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$487,700±$21kHighest 47% above U.S. |
$313,600±$39k 6% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 23% above U.S. |
$1,425±$290 about the U.S. average |
$749±$315Lowest 47% below U.S. |
| Brookline and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000Highest 60% above U.S. |
$4,999 60% above U.S. |
$4,480Lowest 44% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.1%±10.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brookline and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 8% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
32.5%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.1%±15.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Kennebunk and Westminster 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 | — | #9 of 133 in ME | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | RSU 21 | — |
| High school in town | — | Kennebunk High School | — |
| 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.