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Kennebunk vs Kennebunk vs Boothbay 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%).
Kennebunk has the most homeowners (80.6%).
Boothbay has the shortest commute (13 min average).
Freeport has the youngest population (median age 48.8).
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 | Kennebunk | Boothbay | Freeport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,221 |
11,820Highest |
3,102Lowest |
8,802 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8% ME: +2.6% |
+6.8% ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.3±7.2 21% above ME |
54.6±3.3 22% above ME |
56.8±3.9Highest 27% above ME |
48.8±4.3Lowest 9% 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% |
17.7%±3 ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Freeport 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% |
30%±4 ME: 22.4% |
35.4%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.7%±4.9Lowest 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% ME: 36.2% |
51.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.9% ME: 36.2% |
59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Boothbay 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 |
$107,804±$8kHighest 44% above ME |
$60,320±$17kLowest 19% below ME |
$107,326±$19k 44% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Freeport 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 |
$487,700±$21k 64% above ME |
$342,100±$43kLowest 15% above 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 |
$1,425±$290 25% above ME |
$1,147±$121Lowest about the ME average |
$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 |
$4,999 65% above ME |
$2,202Lowest 27% below ME |
$5,042Highest 66% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±13.2 ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
30.4%±31Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport 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% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.4% ME: 74.3% |
77.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
5.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8 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 | #9 of 133 in ME | — | #4 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 21 | — | RSU 05 |
| High school in town | — | Kennebunk High School | — | Freeport High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6Lowest |
— | 12.2Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.