Compare towns
Cumberland vs Kennebunk vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cumberland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.5%).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (36.6%).
Windham has the most affordable homes ($389k 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 | Cumberland | Kennebunk | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,647 |
6,221Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+10.8% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±4 6% below ME |
54.3±7.2Highest 21% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
52% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $173,894±$20kHighest 133% above ME |
$95,169±$21kLowest 27% above ME |
$107,934±$14k 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,800±$42kHighest 108% above ME |
$452,800±$17k 53% above ME |
$388,900±$22kLowest 31% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$759Highest 88% above ME |
$1,466±$261 29% above ME |
$1,232±$332Lowest 8% 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 |
$4,771 57% above ME |
$3,938Lowest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.1%±31.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest 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% |
3.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 25.3%±7 ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Lowest 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 | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 51/MSAD 51 | — | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Greely High School | — | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
— | 12.1Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.