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Freeport vs Kennebunk vs Mansfield
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Mansfield has the most expensive homes ($604k median).
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 | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,802Lowest |
11,820 |
23,931Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3 25% above U.S. |
54.6±3.3Highest 40% above U.S. |
41.4±1.3Lowest 6% 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% |
17.7%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Mansfield 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
30%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
51.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
51.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mansfield and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,326±$19kLowest 33% above U.S. |
$107,804±$8k 34% above U.S. |
$125,273±$15kHighest 55% above U.S. |
| Mansfield 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±$76k 53% above U.S. |
$487,700±$21kLowest 47% above U.S. |
$603,500±$28kHighest 81% above U.S. |
| Mansfield and Freeport 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 |
$1,425±$290Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,803±$147Highest 28% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,042 62% above U.S. |
$4,999Lowest 60% above U.S. |
$7,226Highest 132% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.1%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.2%±8.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Freeport and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980Lowest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
32.5%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20%±3.4Lowest 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 | #60 of 282 in MA |
| School district | RSU 05 | RSU 21 | Mansfield |
| High school in town | Freeport High School | Kennebunk High School | Mansfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
11.6 |
11.1Lowest |
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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.