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Wells vs Kennebunkport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+18%).
Kennebunkport has the most people working from home (41.4%).
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 | Kennebunkport |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 11,713Highest |
1,276Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +18%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.6±3.8Lowest 20% above ME |
63.1±4.2Highest 41% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.2%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 31%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
45.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
54.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $88,024±$11kLowest 18% above ME |
$121,189±$24kHighest 62% above ME |
| Kennebunkport and Wells 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 |
$814,400±$148kHighest 175% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,350±$297 19% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,215Lowest 6% above ME |
$4,255Highest 40% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±45.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Wells and Kennebunkport 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% |
11.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 12% above ME |
44 minHighest 79% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
41.4%±14.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #22 of 133 in ME | #42 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | — |
| High school in town | Wells High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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| 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.