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Newfields vs Freeport vs Kennebunk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Freeport has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (36.6%).
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 | Newfields | Freeport | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
8,802Highest |
6,221 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Lowest 13% above U.S. |
48.8±4.3 25% above U.S. |
54.3±7.2Highest 40% above U.S. |
| Kennebunk and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.1%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Freeport and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.7%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.9%±4.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Kennebunk and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
59.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
52%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$107,326±$19k 33% above U.S. |
$95,169±$21kLowest 18% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$508,400±$76k 53% above U.S. |
$452,800±$17kLowest 36% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,439±$123Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,466±$261 4% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,042 62% above U.S. |
$4,771Lowest 53% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
62%±18.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.3%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Freeport and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
73.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1984 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980Lowest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
24 min 11% below U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.2%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
36.6%±10.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Kennebunk and Newfields 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 | — | #4 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Newfields School District | RSU 05 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Freeport High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2 |
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U.S. 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.