Compare towns
Kennebunk vs Kennebunk vs Limestone
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).
Limestone has the most affordable homes ($98k median).
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 | Limestone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,221 |
11,820Highest |
1,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8% ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.3±7.2 21% above ME |
54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
45.3±4.9Lowest about the ME average |
| 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%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Limestone 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% |
21.7%±3.6Lowest 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
51.2% ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,169±$21k 27% above ME |
$107,804±$8kHighest 44% above ME |
$49,938±$8kLowest 33% below ME |
| 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 |
$98,400±$18kLowest 67% below 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 |
$1,425±$290 25% above ME |
$754±$233Lowest 34% below 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 |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±13.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Kennebunk and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.2% ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1% ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2Lowest 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 | — |
| School district | — | RSU 21 | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Kennebunk High School | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6Highest |
8.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 12 photos → | 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.