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Camden vs Gray vs Kennebunk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Camden has the most expensive homes ($521k median).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k 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 | Camden | Gray | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,242Lowest |
8,429Highest |
6,221 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.9% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.2±6.5 17% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
54.3±7.2Highest 21% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Camden and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,344±$15kLowest 10% above ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$95,169±$21k 27% above ME |
| Gray and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $520,600±$70kHighest 76% above ME |
$363,700±$20kLowest 23% above ME |
$452,800±$17k 53% above ME |
| Camden and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,269±$354Lowest 11% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,466±$261Highest 29% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,832Highest 92% above ME |
$3,683Lowest 21% above ME |
$4,771 57% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±15.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.5% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 11% below ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±8.8 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Camden 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 | #11 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 28/MSAD 28 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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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.