Compare towns
Jackson vs Kennebunk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jackson has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
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 | Jackson | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 567Lowest |
11,820Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.7±5.8Lowest 16% below ME |
54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Kennebunk and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Kennebunk and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $75,167±$19kLowest about the ME average |
$107,804±$8kHighest 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $231,500±$16kLowest 22% below ME |
$487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$12Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,651Lowest 13% below ME |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.3%±60.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Kennebunk and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 41% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.3%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | — | Kennebunk High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
| 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.