Compare towns
Kennebunk vs Camden 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 most people working from home (32.5%).
Camden has the most renters (26.5% rent).
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
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 | Camden | Eliot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,820Highest |
5,242Lowest |
7,146 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.9% ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
52.2±6.5 17% above ME |
50.8±5.9Lowest 13% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Camden 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% |
18.4%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Camden 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% |
38%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Camden 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% |
62.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Camden 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 |
$82,344±$15kLowest 10% 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±$21kLowest 64% above ME |
$520,600±$70kHighest 76% above ME |
$498,900±$62k 68% above ME |
| Camden and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$290 25% above ME |
$1,269±$354Lowest 11% above ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
| Eliot and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,999 65% above ME |
$5,832Highest 92% above ME |
$4,549Lowest 50% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
39.9%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Camden 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% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
22 minLowest 11% below ME |
23 min 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
21.3%±8.8 ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Camden 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 | #11 of 133 in ME | #19 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | RSU 28/MSAD 28 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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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.