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Kennebunk vs Kennebunkport vs Camden
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 affordable homes ($488k median).
Kennebunkport has the most expensive homes ($741k median).
Camden has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Kennebunkport | Camden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,820Highest |
3,684Lowest |
5,242 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% ME: +2.6% |
+4.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3 22% above ME |
59.1±5Highest 32% above ME |
52.2±6.5Lowest 17% 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% |
8%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.4%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Camden 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% |
36.9%±8 ME: 22.4% |
38%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Camden and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52.3% ME: 36.2% |
62.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Camden 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 |
$102,747±$30k 37% above ME |
$82,344±$15kLowest 10% 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±$21kLowest 64% above ME |
$740,500±$109kHighest 150% above ME |
$520,600±$70k 76% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$290 25% above ME |
$1,429±$296Highest 25% above ME |
$1,269±$354Lowest 11% 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 | $4,999 65% above ME |
$3,914Lowest 29% above ME |
$5,832Highest 92% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
25.8%±20.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
39.9%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Camden and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3% ME: 10.7% |
4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
34 minHighest 38% above ME |
22 minLowest 11% below ME |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
31.6%±9.4 ME: 15.9% |
21.3%±8.8Lowest 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 | #11 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | RSU 21 | RSU 28/MSAD 28 |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | None in town | 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.