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Kennebunk vs Cornish
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%).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39.2).
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 | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,221Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 54.3±7.2Highest 21% above ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Kennebunk and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Kennebunk and Cornish 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% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Kennebunk and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $95,169±$21kHighest 27% above ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $452,800±$17k 53% above ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,466±$261Highest 29% above ME |
$1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| Kennebunk and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,771Highest 57% above ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±13.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Kennebunk and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| 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.