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Hallowell vs Kennebunk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hallowell has the shortest commute (14 min average).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (36.6%).
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 | Hallowell | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,592Lowest |
6,221Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±7.9Lowest 12% above ME |
54.3±7.2Highest 21% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Hallowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Kennebunk and Hallowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 33.2%±7.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Hallowell and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
52%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±6.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hallowell and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $68,398±$10kLowest 8% below ME |
$95,169±$21kHighest 27% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Hallowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,300±$45kLowest about the ME average |
$452,800±$17kHighest 53% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $890±$175Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,466±$261Highest 29% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,867Lowest 27% above ME |
$4,771Highest 57% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±17.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Kennebunk and Hallowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
73.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 43% below ME |
23 minHighest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.8%±8.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Hallowell 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 |
| School district | RSU 02 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.