Compare towns
Freeport vs Kennebunk vs Gorham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freeport has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Gorham has the youngest population (median age 39.4).
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 | Freeport | Kennebunk | Gorham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,802Lowest |
11,820 |
18,300Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9% ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3 9% above ME |
54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
| 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 ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Gorham and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
30%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and Freeport 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 ME: 36.2% |
51.2% ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,326±$19kLowest 44% above ME |
$107,804±$8k 44% above ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
| Gorham 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 71% above ME |
$487,700±$21k 64% above ME |
$460,900±$26kLowest 55% above ME |
| 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 26% above ME |
$1,425±$290Lowest 25% above ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
| Gorham and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$4,999 65% above ME |
$4,825Lowest 59% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.6% ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
27 minHighest 10% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| 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 | #24 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 05 | RSU 21 | Gorham Public Schools |
| High school in town | Freeport High School | Kennebunk High School | Gorham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
11.6Lowest |
12.9Highest |
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| 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.