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Kennebunk vs Windham vs Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.8).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,820Lowest |
16,038Highest |
15,080 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3Highest 40% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9 6% above U.S. |
20.8±0.3Lowest 47% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.3%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 30%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
11.5%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
75.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
55.1%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,804±$8kLowest 34% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$124,056±$21k 54% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $487,700±$21kLowest 47% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$504,300±$41k 52% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$290Lowest about the U.S. average |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
$1,429±$143 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,999Lowest 60% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
66.4%±16Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Durham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
64.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981Lowest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
19 minLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Kennebunk and 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 | #13 of 120 in NH | #9 of 120 in NH |
| School district | RSU 21 | Windham School District | Oyster River Coop School District |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | Windham High School | Oyster River High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
12.8Highest |
12.3 |
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U.S. 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.