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Dresden vs Kennebunk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dresden has the most affordable homes ($240k median).
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 | Dresden | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,645Lowest |
6,221Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 55.1±7.9Highest 23% above ME |
54.3±7.2Lowest 21% 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 | 17%±3.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.2Highest 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+ | 24.8%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Dresden and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $74,844±$22kLowest about the ME average |
$95,169±$21kHighest 27% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,100±$29kLowest 19% below ME |
$452,800±$17kHighest 53% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$502Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,466±$261Highest 29% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500Lowest 18% below ME |
$4,771Highest 57% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 13.2%±26Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Kennebunk and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 35% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 02 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| 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.