Compare towns
Kennebunk vs Bath vs Gray
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 (32.5%).
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Gray has the most kids (19% under 18).
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 | Bath | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,820Highest |
8,815 |
8,429Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3 ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,804±$8kHighest 44% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,999Highest 65% above ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
$3,683Lowest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3% ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Bath 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 | #31 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | Morse High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
14.8Highest |
12.5 |
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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.