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Brunswick vs York 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).
York has the most expensive homes ($636k median).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (36.6%).
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 | York | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,336Highest |
13,986 |
6,221Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5% ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
49.5±5.2 10% above ME |
54.3±7.2Highest 21% above ME |
| Kennebunk and York 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% |
21.1%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
| York 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% |
27.9%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and York 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% |
53.1% ME: 36.2% |
52%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
$95,169±$21k 27% above ME |
| York 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 |
$636,400±$30kHighest 115% above ME |
$452,800±$17k 53% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,469±$99 29% above ME |
$1,490±$336Highest 31% above ME |
$1,466±$261Lowest 29% above ME |
| York and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,756 57% above ME |
$4,658Lowest 53% above ME |
$4,771Highest 57% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±8.8 ME: 48.4% |
56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| York and Brunswick 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% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 5% below ME |
24 minHighest 4% below ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and York 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 | #13 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | York Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Brunswick High School | York High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
9.6Lowest |
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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.