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Fletcher vs Kennebunk vs Fairfax
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fletcher has the most affordable homes ($302k median).
Kennebunk has the most expensive homes ($488k median).
Fairfax has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17%).
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 | Fletcher | Kennebunk | Fairfax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,196Lowest |
11,820Highest |
5,226 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+17%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.7±7.3 25% above U.S. |
54.6±3.3Highest 40% above U.S. |
38.8±3.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kennebunk and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24%±5.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Fairfax and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
30%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
12.5%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
49.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Fairfax and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,833±$9kLowest 31% above U.S. |
$107,804±$8k 34% above U.S. |
$128,963±$29kHighest 60% above U.S. |
| Fairfax and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,100±$37kLowest 9% below U.S. |
$487,700±$21kHighest 47% above U.S. |
$378,200±$22k 14% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,679±$427Highest 19% above U.S. |
$1,425±$290 about the U.S. average |
$1,080±$131Lowest 24% below U.S. |
| Fletcher and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,965Lowest 59% above U.S. |
$4,999 60% above U.S. |
$5,497Highest 76% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±78.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
37.1%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±33.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Fairfax and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983Lowest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1994Highest 14 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
32.5%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.7%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Kennebunk and Fairfax 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 | — | #9 of 133 in ME | #36 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Fletcher School District | RSU 21 | Fairfax School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Kennebunk High School | Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.