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Kennebunk vs Kennebunk vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kennebunk has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Kennebunk has the oldest population (median age 54.6).
Windham has the highest household income ($190k).
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 | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,221Lowest |
11,820 |
16,038Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.3±7.2 40% above U.S. |
54.6±3.3Highest 40% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 30.9%±4.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
30%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
51.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham 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±$21kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$107,804±$8k 34% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $452,800±$17kLowest 36% above U.S. |
$487,700±$21k 47% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,466±$261 4% above U.S. |
$1,425±$290Lowest about the U.S. average |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,771Lowest 53% above U.S. |
$4,999 60% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
37.1%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest same as U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 36.6%±10.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
32.5%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | RSU 21 | Windham School District |
| High school in town | — | Kennebunk High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.