Compare towns
Buxton vs Kennebunk vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Buxton has the most affordable homes ($357k median).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | Buxton | Kennebunk | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,512Lowest |
11,820 |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.5±3.9 about the ME average |
54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
30%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Buxton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,144±$21kLowest 34% above ME |
$107,804±$8k 44% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Windham and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,800±$21kLowest 20% above ME |
$487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
$388,900±$22k 31% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,613±$266Highest 42% above ME |
$1,425±$290 25% above ME |
$1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
| Buxton and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,422Lowest 13% above ME |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
$3,938 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±26.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Kennebunk and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.6% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 39% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #104 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 21 | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | None in town | Kennebunk High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6Lowest |
12.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.