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Northport vs Kennebunk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Northport has the most affordable homes ($343k median).
Kennebunk has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.8%).
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 | Northport | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,621Lowest |
6,221Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.6±3.8Highest 26% above ME |
54.3±7.2Lowest 21% above ME |
| Northport and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Kennebunk and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 39.2%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
52%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Kennebunk and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $73,523±$8kLowest about the ME average |
$95,169±$21kHighest 27% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $343,400±$36kLowest 16% above ME |
$452,800±$17kHighest 53% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$299Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,466±$261Highest 29% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,721Lowest 10% below ME |
$4,771Highest 57% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Northport and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Northport Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| 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.