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Kennebunk vs Newfields vs White River Junction
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 most people working from home (32.5%).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
White River Junction has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.8%).
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 | Newfields | White River Junction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,820Highest |
2,023Lowest |
3,364 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3Highest 40% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8 13% above U.S. |
33.7±3.2Lowest 13% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3 U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.1%±5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Newfields and Kennebunk 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% |
13.6%±0.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
12.5%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
38.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields 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±$8k 34% above U.S. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$77,168±$4kLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $487,700±$21k 47% above U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$278,800±$78kLowest 16% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$290 about the U.S. average |
$1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,222±$216Lowest 14% below U.S. |
| Newfields and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,999Lowest 60% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,651 81% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.9%±17.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Newfields and White River Junction 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% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
43.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
26 min about the U.S. average |
15 minLowest 42% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.7%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Kennebunk and Newfields 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 | Newfields School District | — |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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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.