Compare towns
Bath vs Biddeford vs Kittery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most affordable homes ($311k median).
Biddeford has the most renters (51.9% rent).
Kittery has the highest household income ($94k).
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 | Bath | Biddeford | Kittery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Lowest |
22,498Highest |
10,473 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6% ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
| Kittery and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±2.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Biddeford and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$72,333±$4k 3% below ME |
$93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$396,600±$25k 34% above ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,292±$100 13% above ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 27% above ME |
$4,401 45% above ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.2%±6Lowest 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 | 12.4% ME: 10.7% |
15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3% ME: 74.3% |
48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1952 25 yrs older than ME |
1965Highest 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the ME average |
24 min 4% below ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Bath 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 | #111 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Biddeford Public Schools | Kittery Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Biddeford High School | Robert W Traip Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
14.1 |
9.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.