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Kennebunk vs Hancock vs Kennebunk
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 highest household income ($108k).
Hancock has the most affordable homes ($277k median).
Kennebunk has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.8%).
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 | Hancock | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,820Highest |
2,518Lowest |
6,221 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3 22% above ME |
56.3±6.4Highest 26% above ME |
54.3±7.2Lowest 21% above ME |
| Hancock 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% |
13.9%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Kennebunk and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.2%±7 ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and Hancock 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% |
34.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Kennebunk and Hancock 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 |
$72,285±$5kLowest 3% below ME |
$95,169±$21k 27% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
$276,800±$51kLowest 7% below ME |
$452,800±$17k 53% above ME |
| Kennebunk 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 |
$1,171±$65Lowest about the ME average |
$1,466±$261Highest 29% above ME |
| Kennebunk 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 |
$1,869Lowest 38% below ME |
$4,771 57% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42%±15.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Hancock 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% |
8.2% ME: 10.7% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% ME: 74.3% |
81.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Kennebunk 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 | #117 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | Hancock Public Schools | — |
| 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.