Compare towns
Brunswick vs Kennebunk vs Kennebunk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brunswick has the youngest population (median age 40).
Kennebunk has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.8%).
Kennebunk has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Brunswick | Kennebunk | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,336Highest |
6,221Lowest |
11,820 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3% ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
54.3±7.2 21% above ME |
54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3 ME: 18.1% |
| Kennebunk and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
30%±4 ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
52% ME: 36.2% |
51.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$95,169±$21k 27% above ME |
$107,804±$8kHighest 44% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$15kLowest 27% above ME |
$452,800±$17k 53% above ME |
$487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME |
$1,466±$261 29% above ME |
$1,425±$290Lowest 25% above ME |
| Brunswick and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,756Lowest 57% above ME |
$4,771 57% above ME |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2 ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% ME: 10.7% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
73.1% ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 5% below ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Kennebunk 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 | #30 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | — | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | Brunswick High School | — | Kennebunk High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
— | 11.6Highest |
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| 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.