Compare towns
Wells vs Arrowsic vs Kennebunk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wells has the most affordable homes ($485k median).
Arrowsic has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
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 | Wells | Arrowsic | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,713 |
597Lowest |
11,820Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +18%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | +6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.6±3.8 20% above ME |
50.3±8.7Lowest 12% above ME |
54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.4 ME: 18.1% |
22.4%±7.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Arrowsic and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
31.8%±11.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
30%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Arrowsic and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
64.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
51.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Wells and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,024±$11kLowest 18% above ME |
$99,107±$27k 33% above ME |
$107,804±$8kHighest 44% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $485,300±$23kLowest 64% above ME |
$584,200±$150kHighest 97% above ME |
$487,700±$21k 64% above ME |
| Arrowsic and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,350±$297Lowest 19% above ME |
$1,600±$412Highest 40% above ME |
$1,425±$290 25% above ME |
| Arrowsic and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,215Lowest 6% above ME |
$3,521 16% above ME |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Wells and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1% ME: 74.3% |
95.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 12% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.6%±9 ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Arrowsic 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 | #22 of 133 in ME | — | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | — | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | Wells High School | — | Kennebunk High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
— | 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.