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Kennebunk vs Vinalhaven
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%).
Vinalhaven has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
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 | Vinalhaven |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 11,820Highest |
1,216Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3Lowest 22% above ME |
65.1±3.9Highest 45% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 30%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
50.4%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
45.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Vinalhaven 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 |
$72,963±$11kLowest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
$428,400±$44kLowest 44% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Vinalhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
$1,017±$924Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kennebunk and Vinalhaven 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 |
$3,598Lowest 19% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.6%±41.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Vinalhaven 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% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Vinalhaven 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 | — |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.