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Kennebunkport vs Limerick 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%).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
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 | Limerick | Biddeford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,684 |
3,400Lowest |
22,498Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 59.1±5Highest 32% above ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 8%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±2.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Limerick 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% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
32.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,747±$30kHighest 37% above ME |
$101,172±$15k 35% above ME |
$72,333±$4kLowest 3% below 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 |
$396,600±$25k 34% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,429±$296 25% above ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,292±$100Lowest 13% 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 | $3,914 29% above ME |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
$4,401Highest 45% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.8%±20.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.2%±6 ME: 48.4% |
| Limerick 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% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 38% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 31.6%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #42 of 133 in ME | — | #111 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 History | 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.