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Kennebunk vs Danvers vs York
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Danvers has the most renters (30.8% rent).
York has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
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 | Danvers | York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,820Lowest |
28,098Highest |
13,986 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3Highest 40% above U.S. |
45.3±3Lowest 16% above U.S. |
49.5±5.2 27% above U.S. |
| Kennebunk and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3 U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| York and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.9%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Kennebunk and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
53.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Danvers 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±$8kLowest 34% above U.S. |
$125,395±$10kHighest 55% above U.S. |
$121,250±$25k 50% above U.S. |
| Danvers and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $487,700±$21kLowest 47% above U.S. |
$644,200±$23kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$636,400±$30k 91% above U.S. |
| Danvers and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$290Lowest about the U.S. average |
$2,076±$192Highest 47% above U.S. |
$1,490±$336 5% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,999 60% above U.S. |
$6,654Highest 113% above U.S. |
$4,658Lowest 49% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.8%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.5%±10.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| York and Danvers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
69.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Kennebunk and York 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 | #91 of 282 in MA | #13 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District · Danvers | York Public Schools |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | York High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
12.8Highest |
9.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.