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Kennebunk vs Lancaster vs Freeport
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 oldest population (median age 54.6).
Lancaster has the highest household income ($135k).
Freeport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
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 | Lancaster | Freeport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,820Highest |
8,606Lowest |
8,802 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3Highest 40% above U.S. |
43.1±4.9Lowest 11% above U.S. |
48.8±4.3 25% above U.S. |
| Kennebunk and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±4 U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Freeport and Lancaster 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% |
19.9%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.7%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Kennebunk and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
50.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
59.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Freeport and Lancaster 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. |
$134,833±$27kHighest 67% above U.S. |
$107,326±$19kLowest 33% above U.S. |
| Lancaster 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±$21kLowest 47% above U.S. |
$519,100±$60kHighest 56% above U.S. |
$508,400±$76k 53% above U.S. |
| Lancaster and Freeport 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 |
$2,338±$539Highest 65% above U.S. |
$1,439±$123 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,999Lowest 60% above U.S. |
$7,235Highest 132% above U.S. |
$5,042 62% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
68.3%±36.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
62%±18.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lancaster and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
1.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
85.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
33.6%±9.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.2%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Lancaster 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 | #145 of 282 in MA | #4 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | Nashoba | RSU 05 |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | None in town | Freeport High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
— | 12.2Highest |
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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.