What stands out worked out from the figures below

Framingham has the most renters (45.2% rent).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Framingham	Kennebunk
People
Population	72,399Highest	11,820Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+5.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4%	+6.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	37.5±1Lowest 4% below U.S.	54.6±3.3Highest 40% above U.S.
Kids under 18	21.7%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22%	17.7%±3Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Framingham and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	15.1%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	30%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	48.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	51.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.5%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4%	2.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$107,419±$6kLowest 33% above U.S.	$107,804±$8kHighest 34% above U.S.
	Kennebunk and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$627,300±$10kHighest 89% above U.S.	$487,700±$21kLowest 47% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,033±$57Highest 44% above U.S.	$1,425±$290Lowest about the U.S. average
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,884Highest 121% above U.S.	$4,999Lowest 60% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	53.4%±5.6Highest U.S.: 51.1%	37.1%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Framingham and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	10.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	7.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	54.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	80.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S.	1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 15% above U.S.	27 minLowest about the U.S. average
Work from home	19.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	32.5%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#229 of 282 in MA	#9 of 133 in ME
School district	Framingham · South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical	RSU 21
High school in town	Framingham High School	Kennebunk High School
Students per teacherat that high school	12.7Highest	11.6Lowest
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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.