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Readfield vs Kennebunk vs Pownal
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Readfield has the most affordable homes ($326k median).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Pownal has the most kids (24.2% under 18).
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 | Readfield | Kennebunk | Pownal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,651 |
11,820Highest |
1,696Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±7.6 7% above ME |
54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
47.2±8.4Lowest 5% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Pownal and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.5%±2.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and Pownal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
49% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Pownal and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,504±$8kLowest 16% above ME |
$107,804±$8kHighest 44% above ME |
$104,333±$14k 40% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Pownal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,400±$20kLowest 10% above ME |
$487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
$436,800±$32k 47% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Pownal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$844 about the ME average |
$1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
$981±$636Lowest 14% below ME |
| Kennebunk and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,392Lowest 12% above ME |
$4,999 65% above ME |
$5,212Highest 72% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
78.9%±22.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 20% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 24.3%±14.9 ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
23.9%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Readfield 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 | #20 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 38 | RSU 21 | RSU 05 |
| High school in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | Kennebunk High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Lowest |
11.6Highest |
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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.