Compare towns
Concord vs Kennebunk vs South Eliot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Concord has the most renters (43.2% rent).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
South Eliot has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Concord | Kennebunk | South Eliot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
11,820 |
4,203Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
54.6±3.3 40% above U.S. |
55.5±8Highest 43% above U.S. |
| South Eliot and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.3 U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±3Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.2%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Kennebunk and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
32.8%±6.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| South Eliot and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
49.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,902±$5kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$107,804±$8kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$99,299±$9k 23% above U.S. |
| Kennebunk and South Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $350,900±$13kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$487,700±$21kHighest 47% above U.S. |
$475,600±$52k 43% above U.S. |
| Kennebunk and South Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,441±$43 about the U.S. average |
$1,425±$290Lowest about the U.S. average |
$2,155±$292Highest 53% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227Highest 132% above U.S. |
$4,999 60% above U.S. |
$4,442Lowest 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
37.1%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.3%±29.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| South Eliot and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 13% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
21 minLowest 22% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
32.5%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.2%±4.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #89 of 120 in NH | #9 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | RSU 21 | — |
| High school in town | Concord High School | Kennebunk High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Highest |
11.6Lowest |
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U.S. 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.