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Camden vs Readfield 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 shortest commute (22 min average).
Readfield has the most affordable homes ($326k median).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
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 | Readfield | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,242 |
2,651Lowest |
11,820Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.2±6.5 17% above ME |
48.1±7.6Lowest 7% above ME |
54.6±3.3Highest 22% 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% |
18.7%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Readfield 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% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30%±4 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% |
48.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Camden and Readfield 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 |
$86,504±$8k 16% above ME |
$107,804±$8kHighest 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $520,600±$70kHighest 76% above ME |
$326,400±$20kLowest 10% above ME |
$487,700±$21k 64% 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±$354 11% above ME |
$1,125±$844Lowest about the ME average |
$1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Camden 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 |
$3,392Lowest 12% above ME |
$4,999 65% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Camden and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 11% below ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±8.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9 ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Readfield 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 | #20 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 28/MSAD 28 | RSU 38 | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | None in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | Kennebunk High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5Lowest |
11.6Highest |
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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.