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Auburn vs Kittery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Auburn has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Kittery has the most people working from home (22.7%).
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 | Auburn | Kittery |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 24,602Highest |
10,473Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±2.7Lowest 8% below ME |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±2.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Auburn and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $66,647±$5kLowest 11% below ME |
$93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $282,000±$12kLowest 5% below ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,041±$74Lowest 9% below ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,687Lowest 21% above ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±7.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Auburn and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1965Highest 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 12% below ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.5%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #110 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Auburn Public Schools | Kittery Public Schools |
| High school in town | Edward Little High School | Robert W Traip Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1Highest |
9.9Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.