Compare towns
Kennebunk vs Windham vs Eliot
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%).
Windham has the most affordable homes ($389k median).
Eliot 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 | Windham | Eliot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,820 |
19,188Highest |
7,146Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
50.8±5.9 13% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Eliot 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% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest 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% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and Eliot 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% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
43.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham 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±$8k 44% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$101,522±$10kLowest 36% above ME |
| Windham and Kennebunk 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 |
$388,900±$22kLowest 31% above ME |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
| Eliot 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 |
$1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
| Eliot 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 |
$3,938Lowest 30% above ME |
$4,549 50% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Kennebunk 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% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #9 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME | #19 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | RSU 14 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | Windham High School | None in town |
| 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.