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Kennebunk vs Denmark vs Boothbay
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%).
Denmark has the most affordable homes ($250k median).
Boothbay has the shortest commute (13 min average).
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 | Denmark | Boothbay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,221Highest |
1,054Lowest |
3,102 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3% ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.3±7.2Lowest 21% above ME |
54.4±5 21% above ME |
56.8±3.9Highest 27% above ME |
| Boothbay and Denmark 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% |
15.6%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Kennebunk and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.9%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31.8%±7.4 ME: 22.4% |
35.4%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Boothbay and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2 ME: 5.8% |
6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Boothbay and Denmark 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 |
$64,167±$10k 14% below ME |
$60,320±$17kLowest 19% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $452,800±$17kHighest 53% above ME |
$250,000±$68kLowest 16% below ME |
$342,100±$43k 15% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,466±$261Highest 29% above ME |
$1,409±$207 24% above ME |
$1,147±$121Lowest about the ME average |
| Kennebunk and Denmark 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 |
$2,259 26% below ME |
$2,202Lowest 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±13.2 ME: 48.4% |
90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.4%±31Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
| Work from home | 36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.7%±6.4 ME: 15.9% |
5.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #9 of 133 in ME | — | — |
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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.