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North Windham 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 Windham has the most affordable homes ($343k 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 Windham | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,417Lowest |
11,820Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42±3Lowest 6% below ME |
54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Kennebunk and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| North Windham and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $88,522±$8kLowest 18% above ME |
$107,804±$8kHighest 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,800±$29kLowest 16% above ME |
$487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,248±$604Lowest 10% above ME |
$1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
| Kennebunk and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,546Lowest 17% above ME |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.7%±14.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Kennebunk and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±6.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and North Windham 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 | — | #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 History | 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.