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Newfields vs Stratham 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).
Stratham has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
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 | Stratham | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
7,754 |
11,820Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 13% above U.S. |
41.6±4.9Lowest 7% above U.S. |
54.6±3.3Highest 40% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
23.5%±5.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Stratham 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% |
20.6%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
30%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
69.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Stratham 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. |
$151,998±$20k 88% above U.S. |
$107,804±$8kLowest 34% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34k 94% above U.S. |
$655,400±$36kHighest 97% above U.S. |
$487,700±$21kLowest 47% above U.S. |
| Stratham and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323 33% above U.S. |
$2,511±$377Highest 78% above U.S. |
$1,425±$290Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Stratham and Newfields 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. |
$9,781 214% above U.S. |
$4,999Lowest 60% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
64%±38.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.1%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Stratham 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% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1986 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983Lowest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.3%±6.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
32.5%±7.6Highest 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 | — | #43 of 120 in NH | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Newfields School District | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Stratham School District | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Kennebunk High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.6 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.