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York vs Kennebunk vs Casco
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
York has the most expensive homes ($636k median).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (36.6%).
Casco has the most affordable homes ($356k median).
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 | York | Kennebunk | Casco |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,986Highest |
6,221 |
3,696Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.5% ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.5±5.2Lowest 10% above ME |
54.3±7.2Highest 21% above ME |
52±3.3 16% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| York and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±7.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
52% ME: 36.2% |
32.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Casco and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
$95,169±$21k 27% above ME |
$69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
| York and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $636,400±$30kHighest 115% above ME |
$452,800±$17k 53% above ME |
$355,500±$58kLowest 20% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,490±$336Highest 31% above ME |
$1,466±$261 29% above ME |
$1,395±$184Lowest 22% above ME |
| York and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,658 53% above ME |
$4,771Highest 57% above ME |
$3,085Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2 ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| York and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5% ME: 74.3% |
73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 4% below ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 26%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10 ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk and Casco 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 | #13 of 133 in ME | #9 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | York Public Schools | — | RSU 61/MSAD 61 |
| High school in town | York High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.