Compare towns
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.5%).
Kennebunk has the oldest population (median age 54.6).
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 | 8,647Lowest |
11,820Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±4Lowest 6% below ME |
54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
51.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest 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 |
$107,804±$8kLowest 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,800±$42kHighest 108% above ME |
$487,700±$21kLowest 64% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$759Highest 88% above ME |
$1,425±$290Lowest 25% 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 |
$4,999Lowest 65% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.1%±31.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9Lowest 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% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 25.3%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6Highest 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 | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | Greely High School | Kennebunk High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
11.6Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.