Compare towns
Kennebunk vs Mapleton vs Eliot vs Kennebunkport
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 highest household income ($108k).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
Kennebunkport has the most expensive homes ($741k 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 | Mapleton | Eliot | Kennebunkport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 11,820Highest |
1,884Lowest |
7,146 |
3,684 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3 22% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
50.8±5.9 13% above ME |
59.1±5Highest 32% above ME |
| Kennebunkport and Kennebunk 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% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
8%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 30%±4 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2 ME: 22.4% |
36.9%±8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunkport and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.2% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.6% ME: 36.2% |
52.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton 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 |
$91,731±$25kLowest 23% above ME |
$101,522±$10k 36% above ME |
$102,747±$30k 37% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $487,700±$21k 64% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$498,900±$62k 68% above ME |
$740,500±$109kHighest 150% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$290 25% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$1,429±$296 25% above ME |
| Eliot and Kennebunkport 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 |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$4,549 50% above ME |
$3,914 29% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
25.8%±20.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot 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% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
34 minHighest 38% above ME |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
31.6%±9.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Kennebunkport 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 | — | #19 of 133 in ME | #42 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| 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.