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Clifton vs Kennebunk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clifton has the most affordable homes ($203k 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 | Clifton | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,111Lowest |
11,820Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.7±7.1Lowest 18% above ME |
54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Clifton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16%±7.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Kennebunk and Clifton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±7.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and Clifton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.6%±8.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Clifton and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $70,313±$16kLowest 6% below ME |
$107,804±$8kHighest 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $202,500±$67kLowest 32% below ME |
$487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,217±$624Lowest 7% above ME |
$1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Clifton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,838Lowest 39% below ME |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 81.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Clifton and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 19% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.1%±3.4Lowest 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 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.