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Exeter vs Kenduskeag vs Bradford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Exeter has the most homeowners (93.1%).
Kenduskeag has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.1%).
Bradford has the oldest housing (typical home built 1985).
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 | Exeter | Kenduskeag | Bradford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,093Lowest |
1,333Highest |
1,254 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
43.9±5.8Lowest about the ME average |
49.7±8 11% above ME |
| Exeter and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20%±4.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Kenduskeag and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.6%±1.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.5%±1.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
17.8% ME: 36.2% |
19%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Kenduskeag and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
$79,792±$14kLowest 7% above ME |
$82,955±$26k 11% above ME |
| Exeter and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$177,900±$37kHighest 40% below ME |
$176,200±$15k 41% below ME |
| Kenduskeag and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $995±$386 13% below ME |
$1,033±$287Highest 9% below ME |
$742±$392Lowest 35% below ME |
| Kenduskeag and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,059 32% below ME |
$2,315Highest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
27.2%±35.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
87.5%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bradford and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 43% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
39 minHighest 57% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kenduskeag and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.