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Sebago vs Kennebunk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sebago has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
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 | Sebago | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,073Lowest |
11,820Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±3.9Lowest 9% below ME |
54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Sebago and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $78,438±$15kLowest 5% above ME |
$107,804±$8kHighest 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $298,000±$46kLowest about the ME average |
$487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
$1,425±$290Lowest 25% above ME |
| Sebago and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,543Lowest 16% below ME |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±30.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sebago and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 52% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.7%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Sebago Public Schools | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | None 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.