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Kennebunk vs Boothbay Harbor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kennebunk has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Boothbay Harbor has the shortest commute (14 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 | Boothbay Harbor |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 11,820Highest |
2,096Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3Lowest 22% above ME |
63.8±4.7Highest 42% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Kennebunk and Boothbay Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 30%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
47%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Boothbay Harbor and Kennebunk 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 |
$62,800±$13kLowest 16% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
$400,600±$49kLowest 35% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
$1,058±$123Lowest 7% below ME |
| Kennebunk and Boothbay Harbor 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 |
$2,808Lowest 8% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
79.3%±17.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
14 minLowest 42% below ME |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.1%±6.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #9 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 21 | Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | Boothbay Region High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Highest |
8.4Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.