Compare towns
Kennebunk vs Brewer vs Freeport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (36.6%).
Brewer has the most affordable homes ($245k median).
Freeport has the highest household income ($107k).
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 | Kennebunk | Brewer | Freeport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,221Lowest |
9,652Highest |
8,802 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8% ME: +2.6% |
+2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.3±7.2Highest 21% above ME |
40.1±4.8Lowest 10% below ME |
48.8±4.3 9% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Brewer and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.9%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.7%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52% ME: 36.2% |
35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.7%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Brewer and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,169±$21k 27% above ME |
$66,613±$9kLowest 11% below ME |
$107,326±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
| Freeport and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $452,800±$17k 53% above ME |
$245,300±$21kLowest 17% below ME |
$508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
| Freeport and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,466±$261Highest 29% above ME |
$1,086±$54Lowest 5% below ME |
$1,439±$123 26% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,771 57% above ME |
$3,374Lowest 11% above ME |
$5,042Highest 66% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±13.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.7%±13.3 ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.2% ME: 10.7% |
12.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1% ME: 74.3% |
59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
77.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
17 minLowest 31% below ME |
24 minHighest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Freeport 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 | #32 of 133 in ME | #4 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Brewer Public Schools | RSU 05 |
| High school in town | — | Brewer High School | Freeport High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.0Highest |
12.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.