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Kennebunkport vs Limerick

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).
Limerick has the most kids (18.7% 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.

MeasureKennebunkportLimerick
People
Population
3,684Highest
3,400Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.5%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+10.2%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
59.1±5Highest
32% above ME
40.4±9.2Lowest
10% below ME
Kids under 18
8%±3.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
18.7%±5.5Highest
ME: 18.1%
Age 65+
36.9%±8Highest
ME: 22.4%
17.1%±3.6Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
52.3%Highest
ME: 36.2%
27.5%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.3%±1.6Lowest
ME: 5.8%
2.4%±2.2Highest
ME: 5.8%
Limerick and Kennebunkport 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
$101,172±$15kLowest
35% above ME
Kennebunkport and Limerick 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
$269,400±$29kLowest
9% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,429±$296Lowest
25% above ME
$1,758±$407Highest
54% above ME
Limerick and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,914Highest
29% above ME
$2,520Lowest
17% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
25.8%±20.1Lowest
ME: 48.4%
38.8%±14.2Highest
ME: 48.4%
Limerick 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%
6.9%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.4%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
89.8%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Lowest
5 yrs newer than ME
1994Highest
17 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minLowest
38% above ME
38 minHighest
53% above ME
Work from home
31.6%±9.4Highest
ME: 15.9%
15.2%±6.7Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #42 of 133 in ME —
School district RSU 21 —
High school in town None in town —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History 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.