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Denmark vs Kennebunk vs Dresden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Denmark has the most homeowners (92.7%).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Dresden has the most affordable homes ($240k 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 | Denmark | Kennebunk | Dresden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,054Lowest |
11,820Highest |
1,645 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3% ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.4±5Lowest 21% above ME |
54.6±3.3 22% above ME |
55.1±7.9Highest 23% above ME |
| Dresden and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3Highest ME: 18.1% |
17%±3.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Kennebunk and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±7.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
30%±4 ME: 22.4% |
24.8%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Denmark and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Denmark and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,167±$10kLowest 14% below ME |
$107,804±$8kHighest 44% above ME |
$74,844±$22k about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $250,000±$68k 16% below ME |
$487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
$240,100±$29kLowest 19% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,409±$207 24% above ME |
$1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
$1,194±$502Lowest 5% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,259Lowest 26% below ME |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
$2,500 18% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
13.2%±26Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.9% ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 39% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
33 min 35% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.7%±6.4 ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #9 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 21 | RSU 02 |
| High school in town | — | Kennebunk High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.