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Kennebunk vs Clifton
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%).
Clifton has the most affordable homes ($203k 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 | Clifton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 11,820Highest |
1,111Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
52.7±7.1Lowest 18% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Clifton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3Highest ME: 18.1% |
16%±7.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Kennebunk and Clifton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 30%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.2%±7.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and Clifton 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% |
26.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
8.6%±8.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Clifton 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 |
$70,313±$16kLowest 6% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
$202,500±$67kLowest 32% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
$1,217±$624Lowest 7% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Clifton 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 |
$1,838Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
81.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Clifton and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
29 minHighest 19% above ME |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.1%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #9 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 21 | — |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | — |
| 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.