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Kennebunkport is a small town of 1,276 people in York County, Maine. It's about 23 miles from Portland, ME and 76 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $814k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,276people
$814kTypical home
$1,339/moRent
77° / 33°Summer / winter
49"Snow
230Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,276
- Part of a metro area
- About 428 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Boston, MA
- 23 mi to Portland, ME
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $814k (≈$5,136/mo)
- Median rent $1,339/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (65 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (519 per 100k)
People
- Median age 63
- 12% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to PWM airport
- 21 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 98 ft
- Right on the coast
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 554 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 200 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 45 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Maine districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- York County: D+10 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.