Compare towns
Kennebunk vs York vs Freeport
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%).
York has the most expensive homes ($636k median).
Freeport has the youngest population (median age 48.8).
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 | York | Freeport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,221Lowest |
13,986Highest |
8,802 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8% ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.3±7.2Highest 21% above ME |
49.5±5.2 10% above ME |
48.8±4.3Lowest 9% above ME |
| Kennebunk and York 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% |
21.1%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| York and Freeport 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% |
27.9%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
26.7%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
53.1% ME: 36.2% |
59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport and York 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 27% above ME |
$121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
$107,326±$19k 44% above ME |
| York and Freeport 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 |
$636,400±$30kHighest 115% above ME |
$508,400±$76k 71% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,466±$261 29% above ME |
$1,490±$336Highest 31% above ME |
$1,439±$123Lowest 26% above ME |
| York 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 |
$4,658Lowest 53% above ME |
$5,042Highest 66% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±13.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.5%±10.8 ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and York 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% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
24 minHighest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
26%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and York 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 | #13 of 133 in ME | #4 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | York Public Schools | RSU 05 |
| High school in town | — | York High School | Freeport High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.6Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.