Compare towns
Kennebunk vs Brunswick vs Kennebunk vs Eliot
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 highest household income ($108k).
Brunswick has the youngest population (median age 40).
Kennebunk has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.8%).
Eliot has the most expensive homes ($499k 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 | Brunswick | Kennebunk | Eliot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 11,820 |
22,336Highest |
6,221Lowest |
7,146 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.3% ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
54.3±7.2 21% above ME |
50.8±5.9 13% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3 ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±2.2 ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Kennebunk and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 30%±4 ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.2% ME: 36.2% |
53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
52% ME: 36.2% |
43.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $107,804±$8kHighest 44% above ME |
$74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$95,169±$21k 27% above ME |
$101,522±$10k 36% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $487,700±$21k 64% above ME |
$376,300±$15kLowest 27% above ME |
$452,800±$17k 53% above ME |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
| Eliot and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$290Lowest 25% above ME |
$1,469±$99 29% above ME |
$1,466±$261 29% above ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
| Eliot and Brunswick 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 |
$4,756 57% above ME |
$4,771 57% above ME |
$4,549Lowest 50% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2 ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Eliot 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% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
73.1% ME: 74.3% |
79.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
23 min 5% below ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Kennebunk 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 | #30 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME | #19 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | — | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | Brunswick High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Highest |
10.9Lowest |
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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.