Compare towns
Kennebunk vs Cumberland 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%).
Cumberland has the highest household income ($174k).
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 | Cumberland | Freeport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,221Lowest |
8,647 |
8,802Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+17.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+10.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.3±7.2Highest 21% above ME |
41.9±4Lowest 6% 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% |
25.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Cumberland 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% |
19.8%±2.9Lowest 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
72.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
59.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,169±$21kLowest 27% above ME |
$173,894±$20kHighest 133% above ME |
$107,326±$19k 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $452,800±$17kLowest 53% above ME |
$616,800±$42kHighest 108% above ME |
$508,400±$76k 71% above ME |
| Cumberland and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,466±$261 29% above ME |
$2,143±$759Highest 88% above ME |
$1,439±$123Lowest 26% above ME |
| Cumberland and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,771Lowest 57% above ME |
$7,116Highest 134% above ME |
$5,042 66% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±13.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.1%±31.3 ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Cumberland 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% |
3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
24 minHighest about the ME average |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
25.3%±7 ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Cumberland 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 | #25 of 133 in ME | #4 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 51/MSAD 51 | RSU 05 |
| High school in town | — | Greely High School | Freeport High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.