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Kennebunk vs Union vs Warren
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%).
Union has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
Warren has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Union | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,820Highest |
2,663Lowest |
4,932 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5% ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
42.2±2.2 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3 ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 30%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
12%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.4% ME: 36.2% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Warren and Union 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 |
$80,724±$9k 8% above ME |
$74,616±$21kLowest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
$267,600±$42k 10% below ME |
$232,700±$32kLowest 22% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
$1,179±$452 4% above ME |
$1,125±$456Lowest about the ME average |
| Kennebunk and Union 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 |
$3,276 8% above ME |
$2,832Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
52.1%±29.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Warren 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% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±9.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #9 of 133 in ME | — | #120 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | 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.