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Freeport vs Kennebunk vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freeport has the highest household income ($107k).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (36.6%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
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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 | Freeport | Kennebunk | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,802Highest |
6,221 |
2,060Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3 25% above U.S. |
54.3±7.2Highest 40% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3Lowest 15% above U.S. |
| Kennebunk and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
18.1%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.9%±4.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Kennebunk and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
52% U.S.: 35.7% |
40%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Freeport and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,326±$19kHighest 33% above U.S. |
$95,169±$21k 18% above U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Freeport and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $508,400±$76kHighest 53% above U.S. |
$452,800±$17k 36% above U.S. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
| Freeport and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123 about the U.S. average |
$1,466±$261Highest 4% above U.S. |
$1,002±$107Lowest 29% below U.S. |
| Kennebunk and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,042Highest 62% above U.S. |
$4,771Lowest 53% above U.S. |
$4,878 56% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.3%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Freeport and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 11% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
36.6%±10.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Kennebunk and Freeport 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 | #4 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | RSU 05 | — | — |
| High school in town | Freeport High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.