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Kennebunk vs Sebago
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%).
Sebago has the most affordable homes ($298k 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 | Sebago |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,221Highest |
2,073Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.3±7.2Highest 21% above ME |
40.7±3.9Lowest 9% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sebago 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% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Sebago 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 |
$78,438±$15kLowest 5% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $452,800±$17kHighest 53% above ME |
$298,000±$46kLowest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,466±$261Lowest 29% above ME |
$1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
| Sebago and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,771Highest 57% above ME |
$2,543Lowest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±13.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sebago and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
| Work from home | 36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #9 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Sebago Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| 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.