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Kennebunk vs Lamoine
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%).
Lamoine has the most affordable homes ($325k 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 | Lamoine |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 11,820Highest |
1,782Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
49.6±7.3Lowest 11% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Lamoine 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% |
15%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Kennebunk and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 30%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.5%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and Lamoine 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% |
34.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Lamoine 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 |
$88,542±$15kLowest 18% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Lamoine 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 |
$324,800±$43kLowest 10% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
$1,174±$158Lowest 3% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Lamoine 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 |
$2,303Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.3%±16.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Kennebunk and Lamoine 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% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
22 minLowest 11% below ME |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
21.4%±5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Lamoine 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 | Lamoine Public Schools |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.