Compare towns
Kennebunk vs Lincolnville vs Readfield
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%).
Lincolnville has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Readfield has the most affordable homes ($326k 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 | Lincolnville | Readfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,820Highest |
2,396Lowest |
2,651 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
51.3±7.2 15% above ME |
48.1±7.6Lowest 7% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Lincolnville 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% |
17%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Readfield and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
26%±2.8 ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and Lincolnville 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% |
47.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
0.8%±0.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Readfield 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 |
$81,928±$12kLowest 10% above ME |
$86,504±$8k 16% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
$367,000±$17k 24% above ME |
$326,400±$20kLowest 10% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
$969±$284Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,125±$844 about the ME average |
| Kennebunk and Readfield 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 |
$3,544 17% above ME |
$3,392Lowest 12% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
38.7%±34.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Lincolnville 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% |
11.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
22.1%±8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Readfield 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 | — | #20 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | Lincolnville Public Schools | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | None in town | Maranacook Community High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Highest |
— | 11.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.