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Kennebunk vs Rockport
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%).
Rockport has the shortest commute (11 min average).
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 | Rockport |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,221Highest |
3,675Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.3±7.2Highest 21% above ME |
48.7±3.7Lowest 9% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Rockport 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% |
24.2%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and Rockport 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% |
51.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Rockport 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±$21kHighest 27% above ME |
$86,979±$16kLowest 16% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $452,800±$17kLowest 53% above ME |
$469,000±$50kHighest 58% above ME |
| Rockport 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 |
$1,194±$667Lowest 5% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,771Lowest 57% above ME |
$5,764Highest 90% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±13.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±42.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Rockport 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% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 8% below ME |
11 minLowest 54% below ME |
| Work from home | 36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #9 of 133 in ME | #8 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 |
| High school in town | — | Camden Hills Regional H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.