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Kennebunk vs Cornish vs Kennebunkport
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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Cornish has the most affordable homes ($274k median).
Kennebunkport has the most expensive homes ($741k 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 | Cornish | Kennebunkport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,820Highest |
1,803Lowest |
3,684 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3 22% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
59.1±5Highest 32% above ME |
| Kennebunkport 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% |
18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
8%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish 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% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.9%±8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunkport 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% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish 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 |
$69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$102,747±$30k 37% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Kennebunkport 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 |
$274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
$740,500±$109kHighest 150% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$290 25% above ME |
$1,196±$148Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,429±$296Highest 25% above ME |
| Kennebunkport and Kennebunk 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 |
$2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$3,914 29% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
25.8%±20.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
34 minHighest 38% above ME |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
31.6%±9.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Kennebunkport 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 | — | #42 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | — | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | — | 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.