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Bath vs Calais vs Kittery vs Hermon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most affordable homes ($311k median).
Calais has the most homeowners (92.4%).
Kittery has the most expensive homes ($469k median).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
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 | Calais | Kittery | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815 |
1,713Lowest |
10,473Highest |
6,727 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+19.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 17% above U.S. |
42±8.6 8% above U.S. |
46.8±2.3Highest 20% above U.S. |
41.1±4.7Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Calais and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.9%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
46% U.S.: 35.7% |
37.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Calais and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$100,625±$27kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$93,728±$14k 16% above U.S. |
$96,629±$22k 20% above U.S. |
| Calais and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$390,300±$36k 17% above U.S. |
$468,500±$31kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$333,600±$32k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,408±$392 about the U.S. average |
$1,716±$224Highest 21% above U.S. |
$1,406±$202 about the U.S. average |
| Kittery and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 23% above U.S. |
$6,586Highest 111% above U.S. |
$4,518 45% above U.S. |
$2,761Lowest 11% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
49%±38.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
38.8%±14.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bath and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
75.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1965 15 yrs older than U.S. |
2000Highest 20 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
23.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±7.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Calais and Kittery 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 | #54 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Kittery Public Schools | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | Robert W Traip Academy | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | 9.9Lowest |
14.6 |
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U.S. 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.