Compare towns
Kennebunkport vs Eliot vs Biddeford
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 (31.6%).
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
Biddeford has the most renters (51.9% rent).
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 | Eliot | Biddeford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,684Lowest |
7,146 |
22,498Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 59.1±5Highest 32% above ME |
50.8±5.9 13% above ME |
35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
| Kennebunkport and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±2.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Eliot and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.9%±8Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunkport and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.6% ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,747±$30kHighest 37% above ME |
$101,522±$10k 36% above ME |
$72,333±$4kLowest 3% below ME |
| Kennebunkport and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $740,500±$109kHighest 150% above ME |
$498,900±$62k 68% above ME |
$396,600±$25kLowest 34% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,429±$296 25% above ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$1,292±$100Lowest 13% above ME |
| Eliot and Kennebunkport 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 |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$4,401 45% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.8%±20.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.2%±6 ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Biddeford 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% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.8% ME: 74.3% |
48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 38% above ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 31.6%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #42 of 133 in ME | #19 of 133 in ME | #111 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Biddeford Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Biddeford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.1 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.