Compare towns
Kennebunk vs Kennebunk vs Brunswick
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%).
Kennebunk has the highest household income ($108k).
Brunswick has the youngest population (median age 40).
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 | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,221Lowest |
11,820 |
22,336Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.3±7.2 21% above ME |
54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kennebunk and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3 ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Kennebunk and Kennebunk 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% |
30%±4 ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk 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% |
53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,169±$21k 27% above ME |
$107,804±$8kHighest 44% above ME |
$74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
| Kennebunk and Kennebunk 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±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
$376,300±$15kLowest 27% 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±$261 29% above ME |
$1,425±$290Lowest 25% above ME |
$1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME |
| Brunswick 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 |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
$4,756Lowest 57% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±13.2 ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1% ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
23 min 5% below ME |
| Work from home | 36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8Lowest 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 | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 21 | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 |
| High school in town | — | Kennebunk High School | Brunswick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6Highest |
10.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.