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Hanover vs Kennebunk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hanover has the most affordable homes ($335k median).
Kennebunk has the highest household income ($95k).
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 | Hanover | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 276Lowest |
6,221Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.3±10.3Lowest 19% above ME |
54.3±7.2Highest 21% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±9.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Kennebunk and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±12.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hanover and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $55,417±$52kLowest 26% below ME |
$95,169±$21kHighest 27% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $334,500±$36kLowest 13% above ME |
$452,800±$17kHighest 53% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,466±$261 29% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,492Lowest 18% below ME |
$4,771Highest 57% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Kennebunk and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 18.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8%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 | 22 minLowest 9% below ME |
23 minHighest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 25%±19.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Hanover 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 |
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| 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.