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Kennebunkport vs Biddeford vs Kennebunkport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Biddeford has the most kids (15.6% under 18).
Kennebunkport has the most people working from home (41.4%).
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 | Biddeford | Kennebunkport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,684 |
22,498Highest |
1,276Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5% ME: +2.6% |
+6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 59.1±5 32% above ME |
35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
63.1±4.2Highest 41% above ME |
| Kennebunkport and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8%±3.2 ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±2.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.2%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 36.9%±8 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
45.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunkport and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.3% ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
54.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,747±$30k 37% above ME |
$72,333±$4kLowest 3% below ME |
$121,189±$24kHighest 62% above ME |
| Kennebunkport and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $740,500±$109k 150% above ME |
$396,600±$25kLowest 34% above ME |
$814,400±$148kHighest 175% above ME |
| Kennebunkport and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,429±$296Highest 25% above ME |
$1,292±$100Lowest 13% above ME |
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| Kennebunkport and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,914Lowest 29% above ME |
$4,401Highest 45% above ME |
$4,255 40% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.8%±20.1 ME: 48.4% |
37.2%±6Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±45.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Biddeford and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% ME: 74.3% |
48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 38% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
44 minHighest 79% above ME |
| Work from home | 31.6%±9.4 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
41.4%±14.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunkport and Kennebunkport 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 | #42 of 133 in ME | #111 of 133 in ME | #42 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | Biddeford Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Biddeford High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.1 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.