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North Berwick vs Kennebunk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Berwick has the most affordable homes ($347k median).
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 | North Berwick | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,702Lowest |
11,820Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±8.2Lowest 10% below ME |
54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±6.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| North Berwick and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±7.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| North Berwick and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $98,317±$69kLowest 32% above ME |
$107,804±$8kHighest 44% above ME |
| Kennebunk and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,900±$86kLowest 17% above ME |
$487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$247Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
| Kennebunk and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,164Lowest 4% above ME |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.8%±35.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| North Berwick and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 46% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.6%±7.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #82 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | — | Kennebunk High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
| 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.