Compare towns
Arrowsic vs Bath vs Kittery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arrowsic has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
Bath has the most affordable homes ($311k median).
Kittery has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Arrowsic | Bath | Kittery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 597Lowest |
8,815 |
10,473Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±8.7Highest 12% above ME |
45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
| Arrowsic and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±7.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Arrowsic and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±11.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Arrowsic and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,107±$27kHighest 33% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
| Arrowsic and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $584,200±$150kHighest 97% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$468,500±$31k 58% above ME |
| Arrowsic and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,600±$412 40% above ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
| Kittery and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,521Lowest 16% above ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12.4% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1965 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9 ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Arrowsic 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 | — | #31 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Kittery Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Morse High School | Robert W Traip Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.