Compare towns
Kennebunk vs Kennebunk vs Sidney
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 highest household income ($108k).
Sidney has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
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 | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,221 |
11,820Highest |
4,790Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.3±7.2 21% above ME |
54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
43±5.5Lowest 4% 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%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney 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% |
18.4%±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% |
33.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Kennebunk and Kennebunk 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 |
$83,488±$10kLowest 12% above 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 |
$336,200±$34kLowest 13% 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 |
$1,425±$290 25% above ME |
$1,340±$304Lowest 18% 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 |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
$2,474Lowest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±13.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.6% ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9Lowest 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 | #15 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 21 | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | — | Kennebunk High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.