Compare towns
Kennebunk vs Surry vs Boothbay
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%).
Surry has the most affordable homes ($296k median).
Boothbay has the shortest commute (13 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 | Surry | Boothbay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,221Highest |
1,836Lowest |
3,102 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8% ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.3±7.2 21% above ME |
52.4±5.6Lowest 17% above ME |
56.8±3.9Highest 27% above ME |
| Boothbay and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Kennebunk and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.9%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
35.4%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Boothbay 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% |
38.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Boothbay 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 |
$74,508±$12k about the ME average |
$60,320±$17kLowest 19% below ME |
| Kennebunk and Surry 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 |
$296,300±$36kLowest about the ME average |
$342,100±$43k 15% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,466±$261Highest 29% above ME |
$969±$129Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,147±$121 about the ME average |
| Kennebunk and Boothbay 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 |
$1,903Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,202 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±13.2 ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.4%±31Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Surry 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% ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
| Work from home | 36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5 ME: 15.9% |
5.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #9 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | Surry Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.