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Kennebunkport vs Vinalhaven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kennebunkport has the most people working from home (41.4%).
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 | Kennebunkport | Vinalhaven |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,276Highest |
1,216Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 63.1±4.2Lowest 41% above ME |
65.1±3.9Highest 45% above ME |
| Vinalhaven and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 5.2%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
11.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Vinalhaven and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 45.3%±7.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
50.4%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Vinalhaven and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
45.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Vinalhaven and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $121,189±$24kHighest 62% above ME |
$72,963±$11kLowest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $814,400±$148kHighest 175% above ME |
$428,400±$44kLowest 44% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,017±$924 11% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,255Highest 40% above ME |
$3,598Lowest 19% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±45.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.6%±41.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Vinalhaven and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 79% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 41.4%±14.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #42 of 133 in ME | — |
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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.