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Winthrop vs Kennebunk
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winthrop has the most affordable homes ($295k median).
Kennebunk has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
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 | Winthrop | Kennebunk |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,191Lowest |
11,820Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.6±5.3Lowest about the ME average |
54.6±3.3Highest 22% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Winthrop and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.4%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Winthrop and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,470±$4kLowest 16% above ME |
$107,804±$8kHighest 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,800±$41kLowest about the ME average |
$487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,506Lowest 15% above ME |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.8%±22.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Winthrop and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 41% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 23.1%±6.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Winthrop 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 | #12 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Winthrop Public Schools | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | Winthrop High School | Kennebunk High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7Highest |
11.6Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.