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Kennebunk vs Newry
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%).
Newry has the most affordable homes ($308k 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 | Newry |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 11,820Highest |
177Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 54.6±3.3Lowest 22% above ME |
61.1±5Highest 36% above ME |
| Newry and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.6%±12.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Kennebunk and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 30%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
42.4%±14.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Newry 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Kennebunk and Newry 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 |
$67,000±$23kLowest 10% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
$307,700±$69kLowest 4% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
$1,125±$666Lowest about the ME average |
| Kennebunk and Newry 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 |
$2,438Lowest 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Kennebunk and Newry 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% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±9.6Lowest 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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| Old photos in History | 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.