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Hollis vs Kennebunk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hollis has the most affordable homes ($339k median).
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 | Hollis | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,872Lowest |
6,221Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8% ME: +2.6% |
+10.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.8±4.2Lowest about the ME average |
54.3±7.2Highest 21% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Kennebunk and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hollis and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $95,950±$24kHighest 28% above ME |
$95,169±$21kLowest 27% above ME |
| Hollis and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $338,900±$27kLowest 14% above ME |
$452,800±$17kHighest 53% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,372±$293Lowest 20% above ME |
$1,466±$261Highest 29% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,625Lowest 14% below ME |
$4,771Highest 57% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±30.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hollis and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 18% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.9%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #88 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.