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West Kennebunk is a small town of 1,395 people in York County, Maine. It's about 25 miles from Portland, ME and 78 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $554k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,395people
$554kTypical home
$1,602/moRent
78° / 32°Summer / winter
56"Snow
230Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,395
- Part of a metro area
- About 401 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Boston, MA
- 25 mi to Portland, ME
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $554k (≈$3,494/mo)
- Median rent $1,602/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (86 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (787 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 41% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to PWM airport
- 21 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 141 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 586 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 217 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Maine districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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