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Standish vs Kennebunk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Standish has the most affordable homes ($336k 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 | Standish | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,662Lowest |
11,820Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Kennebunk and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15kLowest 40% above ME |
$107,804±$8kHighest 44% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,000±$18kLowest 13% above ME |
$487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,005Lowest about the ME average |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.3% ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Lowest 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 | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #18 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | Bonny Eagle High School | Kennebunk High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
11.6Lowest |
| 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.