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Kennebunkport vs Westbrook
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).
Westbrook has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.6%).
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 | Westbrook |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,684Lowest |
20,775Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+16.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 59.1±5Highest 32% above ME |
37.4±1Lowest 17% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 8%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.5%±2.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 36.9%±8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
41.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $102,747±$30kHighest 37% above ME |
$85,038±$7kLowest 14% above ME |
| Kennebunkport and Westbrook 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 |
$383,300±$19kLowest 29% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,429±$296Highest 25% above ME |
$1,392±$74Lowest 22% above ME |
| Kennebunkport and Westbrook 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 |
$4,005Highest 32% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.8%±20.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.1%±7.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Westbrook 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% |
8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 38% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 31.6%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #42 of 133 in ME | #115 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | Westbrook Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Westbrook High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.0 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.