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Holderness vs Kennebunk vs Rockport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Holderness has the most affordable homes ($363k median).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Rockport has the shortest commute (11 min average).
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 | Holderness | Kennebunk | Rockport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Lowest |
11,820Highest |
3,675 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
54.6±3.3Highest 40% above U.S. |
48.7±3.7 25% above U.S. |
| Kennebunk and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±9.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±3 U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Rockport and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
30%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.2%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Holderness and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Rockport and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,863±$45kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$107,804±$8k 34% above U.S. |
$86,979±$16kLowest 8% above U.S. |
| Holderness and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,100±$60kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$487,700±$21kHighest 47% above U.S. |
$469,000±$50k 41% above U.S. |
| Kennebunk and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,068±$385Highest 46% above U.S. |
$1,425±$290 about the U.S. average |
$1,194±$667Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Holderness and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,923Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$4,999 60% above U.S. |
$5,764Highest 85% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.1%±10.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.4%±42.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Rockport and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
11 minLowest 57% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
32.5%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±5.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #9 of 133 in ME | #8 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Holderness School District | RSU 21 | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 |
| High school in town | None in town | Kennebunk High School | Camden Hills Regional H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6Lowest |
12.6Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.