Compare towns
Kennebunk vs Gray vs Boothbay vs Kennebunk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kennebunk has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.8%).
Gray has the youngest population (median age 43.4).
Boothbay has the shortest commute (13 min average).
Kennebunk has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Gray | Boothbay | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,221 |
8,429 |
3,102Lowest |
11,820Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.3±7.2 21% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
56.8±3.9Highest 27% above ME |
54.6±3.3 22% above ME |
| Boothbay and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3 ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 30.9%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
35.4%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
30%±4 ME: 22.4% |
| Boothbay and Kennebunk 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% |
44.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.9% ME: 36.2% |
51.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Boothbay and Gray 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 |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$60,320±$17kLowest 19% below ME |
$107,804±$8kHighest 44% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Gray 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 |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$342,100±$43kLowest 15% above ME |
$487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
| Kennebunk 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 |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,147±$121Lowest about the ME average |
$1,425±$290 25% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Kennebunk 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 |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$2,202Lowest 27% below ME |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±13.2 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.4%±31Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Kennebunk 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% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.4% ME: 74.3% |
80.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
5.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Kennebunk 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | — | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | Kennebunk High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Highest |
— | 11.6Lowest |
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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.