Compare towns
Naples vs Kennebunk vs Eliot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Naples has the most affordable homes ($340k median).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (36.6%).
Eliot has the most expensive homes ($499k median).
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 | Naples | Kennebunk | Eliot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,985Lowest |
6,221 |
7,146Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.8±6.8Lowest 11% above ME |
54.3±7.2Highest 21% above ME |
50.8±5.9 13% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Kennebunk and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Naples and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,188±$13kLowest 5% above ME |
$95,169±$21k 27% above ME |
$101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
| Eliot and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,100±$48kLowest 15% above ME |
$452,800±$17k 53% above ME |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
| Eliot and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,941±$625 70% above ME |
$1,466±$261Lowest 29% above ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
| Eliot and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,784Lowest 8% below ME |
$4,771Highest 57% above ME |
$4,549 50% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.9%±40.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Naples and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.5% ME: 10.7% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 56% above ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 26.7%±11.8 ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Naples 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 | #118 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME | #19 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | — | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | Lake Region High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
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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.