Compare towns
Kennebunk vs Northport vs Freeport
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%).
Northport has the most affordable homes ($343k median).
Freeport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
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 | Northport | Freeport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,820Highest |
1,621Lowest |
8,802 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% ME: +2.6% |
+2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3 22% above ME |
56.6±3.8Highest 26% above ME |
48.8±4.3Lowest 9% above ME |
| Northport 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% |
13.9%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Freeport 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% |
39.2%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.7%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52.4% ME: 36.2% |
59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport 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 |
$73,523±$8kLowest about the ME average |
$107,326±$19k 44% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Freeport 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 |
$343,400±$36kLowest 16% above ME |
$508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
| Freeport and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$290 25% above ME |
$1,088±$299Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
| Freeport and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,999 65% above ME |
$2,721Lowest 10% below ME |
$5,042Highest 66% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.8%±100 ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Northport 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% |
5.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% ME: 74.3% |
87.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Freeport 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 | — | #4 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | Northport Public Schools | RSU 05 |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | None in town | Freeport High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
— | 12.2Highest |
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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.