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Kennebunkport vs York vs Kennebunkport
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 renters (18.6% rent).
York has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
Kennebunkport has the most people working from home (41.4%).
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 | York | Kennebunkport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,684 |
13,986Highest |
1,276Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5% ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 59.1±5 32% above ME |
49.5±5.2Lowest 10% above ME |
63.1±4.2Highest 41% above ME |
| Kennebunkport and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8%±3.2 ME: 18.1% |
21.1%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.2%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 36.9%±8 ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
45.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunkport and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
53.1% ME: 36.2% |
54.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| York 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±$30kLowest 37% above ME |
$121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
$121,189±$24k 62% above ME |
| York and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $740,500±$109k 150% above ME |
$636,400±$30kLowest 115% above ME |
$814,400±$148kHighest 175% above ME |
| Kennebunkport and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,429±$296Lowest 25% above ME |
$1,490±$336Highest 31% above ME |
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| York and Kennebunkport 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 |
$4,658Highest 53% above ME |
$4,255 40% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.8%±20.1 ME: 48.4% |
56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±45.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| York 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% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
11.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
90.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 38% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
44 minHighest 79% above ME |
| Work from home | 31.6%±9.4 ME: 15.9% |
26%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
41.4%±14.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunkport and Kennebunkport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #42 of 133 in ME | #13 of 133 in ME | #42 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | York Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | York High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.6 |
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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.