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Kennebunk vs Harrison
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kennebunk has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Harrison has the most affordable homes ($249k 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 | Harrison |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 11,820Highest |
2,513Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3Lowest 22% above ME |
56±3.6Highest 25% above ME |
| Harrison and Kennebunk 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% |
9.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 30%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
29.8%±7.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and Harrison 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% |
30.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Kennebunk and Harrison 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 |
$56,938±$6kLowest 24% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
$249,300±$70kLowest 16% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
$885±$193Lowest 22% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,999Highest 65% above ME |
$2,731Lowest 10% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.5%±24.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Kennebunk and Harrison 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% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
31 minHighest 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
22.3%±9.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Harrison 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 | — |
| School district | RSU 21 | RSU 17/MSAD 17 |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet |
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.