Kennebunk is #1 in Maine for graduation rate
Kennebunk is ranked on 36 lists against the 144 Maine towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 7 and the top quarter on 15.
Kennebunk is on Maine’s podium 3 times
Each list ranks every ME town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Kennebunk marked.
Kennebunk out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Less snow than 95% of Maine
Not better or worse, just Kennebunk’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 25 for safety
Lists where Kennebunk sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Kennebunk lands in the top half on 17 of 22 lists
Each dot is Kennebunk’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in ME, the right end is last. Areas where Kennebunk does best come first.
Where Kennebunk lands in every ME ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Cape Elizabeth · 98 / 100
#17
Lowest obesity#1 Falmouth · 24%
#36
Fewest smokers#1 Cape Elizabeth · 7%
#9
Most active#1 Cape Elizabeth · 14%
#19
Fewest uninsured#1 Cape Elizabeth · 4%
#7
Lowest depression#1 Cape Elizabeth · 23%
#3
Closest to a top hospital#1 Augusta · 1.3 mi
#81 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Milford · 54%
#7
Most trails#1 Falmouth · 2.9 mi / sq mi
#35
Most walkable#1 South Portland · 70.0 / sq mi
#17 
People
Most educated#1 Cape Elizabeth · 74.1%
#22
Youngest#1 Orono · 21.8
#133
Oldest#1 Harpswell · 62.0
#12
Most residents 65+#1 Bristol · 42.8%
#17
Most kids#1 Jefferson · 28%
#78 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Acton · 51.2%
#41
Most new homes#1 Bethel · 19.2 per 1,000
#40
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Fastest-rising home prices#1 Lincoln · +112.0%
#48
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Sanford · 39.7 per home
#40 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Houlton · 10.4 min
#84 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Millinocket · 1.4 yrs
#130
Cheapest rent#1 Waldoboro · $348/mo
#111
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Lowest property tax#1 Corinth · $1,381/yr
#134
Rent easiest to afford#1 Biddeford · 37.2%
The number on the right is Kennebunk’s spot. All of Maine’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every ME list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.