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Kennebunkport vs West Bath
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%).
West Bath has the most kids (14.7% under 18).
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 | West Bath |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,276Lowest |
1,863Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 63.1±4.2Highest 41% above ME |
54.2±5.6Lowest 21% above ME |
| Kennebunkport and West Bath 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% |
14.7%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 45.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
29.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
50.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| West Bath 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 |
$103,333±$27kLowest 38% above ME |
| Kennebunkport and West Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $814,400±$148kHighest 175% above ME |
$422,800±$102kLowest 43% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,112±$327 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,255Highest 40% above ME |
$3,516Lowest 16% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±45.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.1%±26.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| West Bath 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 79% above ME |
21 minLowest 16% below ME |
| Work from home | 41.4%±14.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.1%±6.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #42 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | West Bath Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.