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Kennebunkport vs Mapleton
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).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% 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.
| Measure | Kennebunkport | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,684Highest |
1,884Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 59.1±5Highest 32% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 8%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 36.9%±8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton 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 |
$91,731±$25kLowest 23% above ME |
| Kennebunkport and Mapleton 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 |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,429±$296Highest 25% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,914Highest 29% above ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.8%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Kennebunkport and Mapleton 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% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 38% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 31.6%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #42 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 21 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | None 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.