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Kennebunk vs Kittery vs Weare
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%).
Kittery has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Weare has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
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 | Kittery | Weare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,820Highest |
10,473 |
9,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3Highest 40% above U.S. |
46.8±2.3 20% above U.S. |
45.6±4Lowest 17% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3 U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.4%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Weare 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% |
26.9%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.5%±3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Kennebunk and Kittery 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
46% U.S.: 35.7% |
41.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Kittery and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,804±$8k 34% above U.S. |
$93,728±$14kLowest 16% above U.S. |
$118,271±$17kHighest 46% above U.S. |
| Weare 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 47% above U.S. |
$468,500±$31k 41% above U.S. |
$396,300±$26kLowest 19% above U.S. |
| Kennebunk and Kittery 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 |
$1,716±$224Highest 21% above U.S. |
$1,541±$214 9% above U.S. |
| Kittery and Weare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,999 60% above U.S. |
$4,518Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$6,272Highest 101% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.8%±14.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
62.2%±24.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Weare and Kittery 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% |
6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
1.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
67.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
36 minHighest 35% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±7.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±4.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Kennebunk and Weare 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 | #17 of 133 in ME | #84 of 120 in NH |
| School district | RSU 21 | Kittery Public Schools | John Stark Regional School District · Weare School District |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | Robert W Traip Academy | John Stark Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Highest |
9.9Lowest |
11.4 |
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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.