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Kennebunk vs Lisbon Falls
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%).
Lisbon Falls has the most affordable homes ($246k 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 | Lisbon Falls |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 11,820Highest |
4,267Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
41.1±4.4Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lisbon Falls 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% |
17.2%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Lisbon Falls 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 |
$72,344±$9kLowest 3% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
$245,700±$25kLowest 17% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
$971±$450Lowest 15% below ME |
| Kennebunk and Lisbon Falls 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 |
$2,947Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.9%±18Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Kennebunk and Lisbon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
70.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #9 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 21 | — |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | — |
| 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.