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Hampden vs Kennebunk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampden has the most kids (25.8% under 18).
Kennebunk has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.8%).
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 | Hampden | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,896Highest |
6,221Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
54.3±7.2Highest 21% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
$95,169±$21kLowest 27% above ME |
| Hampden and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $301,300±$38kLowest about the ME average |
$452,800±$17kHighest 53% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,286±$317Lowest 13% above ME |
$1,466±$261Highest 29% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,694Lowest 22% above ME |
$4,771Highest 57% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±15.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Kennebunk and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 7% below ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Hampden 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 | #6 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 22 | — |
| High school in town | Hampden Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.