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Kennebunkport vs Gorham vs Kennebunk
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 expensive homes ($741k median).
Gorham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.9%).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
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 | Gorham | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,684Lowest |
18,300Highest |
11,820 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 59.1±5Highest 32% above ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
54.6±3.3 22% above ME |
| Kennebunkport and Kennebunk 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% |
20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3 ME: 18.1% |
| Gorham and Kennebunk 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% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30%±4 ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunkport and Kennebunk 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% |
44.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,747±$30kLowest 37% above ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$107,804±$8k 44% above ME |
| Gorham and Kennebunk 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 |
$460,900±$26kLowest 55% above ME |
$487,700±$21k 64% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,429±$296 25% above ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$1,425±$290Lowest 25% above ME |
| Gorham 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 |
$4,825 59% above ME |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.8%±20.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Gorham and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 38% above ME |
27 min 10% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 31.6%±9.4 ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk 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 | #24 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | Gorham Public Schools | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | None in town | Gorham High School | Kennebunk High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9Highest |
11.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 12 photos → |
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.