Compare towns
Bath vs Eliot vs Hermon 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).
Eliot has the oldest population (median age 50.8).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
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 | Bath | Eliot | Hermon | Kittery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815 |
7,146 |
6,727Lowest |
10,473Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3% ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
50.8±5.9Highest 13% above ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
| Eliot and Kittery 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% |
16.3%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Eliot 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% |
27.8%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Eliot and Kittery 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% |
43.6% ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Hermon 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 7% below ME |
$101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
$93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
| Eliot 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 5% above ME |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
$333,600±$32k 12% above ME |
$468,500±$31k 58% above ME |
| Eliot and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$1,406±$202 23% above ME |
$1,716±$224 51% above ME |
| Eliot and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$4,518 49% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2% ME: 74.3% |
67.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1965 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the ME average |
23 min 9% below ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest 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 | #19 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Hermon Public Schools | Kittery Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | Hermon High School | Robert W Traip Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | 14.6 |
9.9Lowest |
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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.