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Canton vs Kennebunk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.6%).
Kennebunk has the most expensive homes ($488k median).
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 | Canton | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,191Lowest |
11,820Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±7.2Lowest 8% below ME |
54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Canton and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±6.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Kennebunk and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $52,458±$35kLowest 30% below ME |
$107,804±$8kHighest 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $165,000±$50kLowest 44% below ME |
$487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $485±$18Lowest 57% below ME |
$1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,277Lowest 25% below ME |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.9%±33.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 42% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.1%±6.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | — | Kennebunk High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.