Compare towns
Kennebunk vs South Windham vs Windham
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%).
South Windham has the highest household income ($133k).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | South Windham | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,820 |
1,212Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% ME: +2.6% |
-11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
36.5±13.2Lowest 19% below ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3 ME: 18.1% |
3.6%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham 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% |
7.3%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.9%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| South Windham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,804±$8kLowest 44% above ME |
$133,223±$21kHighest 78% above ME |
$107,934±$14k 44% above ME |
| South Windham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
$314,300±$81kLowest 6% above ME |
$388,900±$22k 31% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$290 25% above ME |
$1,824±$2kHighest 60% above ME |
$1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
| South Windham and Kennebunk 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 |
$2,941Lowest 3% below ME |
$3,938 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±27.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Kennebunk and Windham 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% |
9.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% ME: 74.3% |
79.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
24.5%±15.8 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and South Windham 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | — | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | — | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
— | 12.1Highest |
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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.