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Edgecomb vs Kennebunkport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Edgecomb has the most kids (16.9% under 18).
Kennebunkport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.5%).
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 | Edgecomb | Kennebunkport |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,251Lowest |
3,684Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±8.8Lowest 8% below ME |
59.1±5Highest 32% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
8%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±7.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.9%±8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunkport and Edgecomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8%±6.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Edgecomb and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $108,750±$18kHighest 46% above ME |
$102,747±$30kLowest 37% above ME |
| Edgecomb and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $348,400±$36kLowest 17% above ME |
$740,500±$109kHighest 150% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,429±$296 25% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,577Lowest 18% above ME |
$3,914Highest 29% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±43.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
25.8%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Kennebunkport and Edgecomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 10% below ME |
34 minHighest 38% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
31.6%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #42 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Edgecomb Public Schools | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | None 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.