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Cumberland vs Kennebunk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cumberland has the highest household income ($174k).
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 | Cumberland | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,647Highest |
6,221Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±4Lowest 6% below ME |
54.3±7.2Highest 21% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cumberland and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
52%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cumberland and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $173,894±$20kHighest 133% above ME |
$95,169±$21kLowest 27% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,800±$42kHighest 108% above ME |
$452,800±$17kLowest 53% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$759Highest 88% above ME |
$1,466±$261Lowest 29% above ME |
| Cumberland and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,116Highest 134% above ME |
$4,771Lowest 57% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.1%±31.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cumberland and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the ME average |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 25.3%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Cumberland 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 | #25 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 51/MSAD 51 | — |
| High school in town | Greely High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5 |
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| 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.