Compare towns
Kennebunk vs Freeport vs Casco
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%).
Freeport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
Casco has the most affordable homes ($356k 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 | Freeport | Casco |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,820Highest |
8,802 |
3,696Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% ME: +2.6% |
+10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
48.8±4.3Lowest 9% above ME |
52±3.3 16% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Casco 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% |
19.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Freeport and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.7%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±7.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and Freeport 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% |
59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
32.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport and Casco 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 |
$107,326±$19k 44% above ME |
$69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
| Kennebunk and Freeport 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 |
$508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$355,500±$58kLowest 20% above ME |
| Freeport and Kennebunk 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 |
$1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
$1,395±$184Lowest 22% above ME |
| Freeport 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 |
$5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$3,085Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Casco 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% |
8.5% ME: 10.7% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% ME: 74.3% |
77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10 ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Casco 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 | #4 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 21 | RSU 05 | RSU 61/MSAD 61 |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | Freeport High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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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.