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Kennebunkport vs Lewiston 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%).
Lewiston has the most affordable homes ($235k median).
Biddeford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
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 | Lewiston | Biddeford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,684Lowest |
38,324Highest |
22,498 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5% ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 59.1±5Highest 32% above ME |
37.3±1.2 17% below ME |
35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 8%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.6%±1.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±2.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 36.9%±8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
32.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.1%±1 ME: 5.8% |
11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Biddeford and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,747±$30kHighest 37% above ME |
$55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
$72,333±$4k 3% below ME |
| Kennebunkport and Biddeford 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 |
$235,100±$8kLowest 21% below ME |
$396,600±$25k 34% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,429±$296Highest 25% above ME |
$986±$44Lowest 13% below ME |
$1,292±$100 13% above ME |
| Kennebunkport and Biddeford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,914 29% above ME |
$2,899Lowest 5% below ME |
$4,401Highest 45% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.8%±20.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.7%±5.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.2%±6 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
51.2% ME: 74.3% |
48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1957 20 yrs older than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 38% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 31.6%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #42 of 133 in ME | #132 of 133 in ME | #111 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy | Biddeford Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Lewiston High School | Biddeford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7Highest |
14.1Lowest |
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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.