Compare towns
Eliot vs Kennebunk vs Sidney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eliot has the most expensive homes ($499k median).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (36.6%).
Sidney has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
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 | Eliot | Kennebunk | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,146Highest |
6,221 |
4,790Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+10.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.8±5.9 13% above ME |
54.3±7.2Highest 21% above ME |
43±5.5Lowest 4% below ME |
| Kennebunk and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±6.2 ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.6% ME: 36.2% |
52%Highest ME: 36.2% |
33.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Kennebunk and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
$95,169±$21k 27% above ME |
$83,488±$10kLowest 12% above ME |
| Eliot and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
$452,800±$17k 53% above ME |
$336,200±$34kLowest 13% above ME |
| Eliot and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$1,466±$261 29% above ME |
$1,340±$304Lowest 18% above ME |
| Eliot and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,549 50% above ME |
$4,771Highest 57% above ME |
$2,474Lowest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2 ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8% ME: 74.3% |
73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 9% below ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #19 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME | #15 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | — | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.