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Durham vs Kennebunk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has the most affordable homes ($322k median).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
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 | Durham | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,262Lowest |
11,820Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±5.9Lowest 5% below ME |
54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Durham and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Durham and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $99,181±$5kLowest 33% above ME |
$107,804±$8kHighest 44% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $322,200±$34kLowest 9% above ME |
$487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,425±$290 25% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,781Lowest 25% above ME |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±40.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Kennebunk and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Durham 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 | #14 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 05 | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | None in town | Kennebunk High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
| 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.