Compare towns
Bath vs Gardiner vs Mapleton 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 renters (35.7% rent).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Kittery has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
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 | Gardiner | Mapleton | Kittery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815 |
6,088 |
1,884Lowest |
10,473Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
42±3.6 6% below ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% 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% |
16.6%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Gardiner 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% |
19.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest 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% |
29.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Mapleton 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 |
$71,782±$10k 4% below ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
| Kittery and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
$221,600±$19k 25% below ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,113±$191 about the ME average |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$2,742 10% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.6%±13.7 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Gardiner 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% |
10.5% ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
68.2% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1944 33 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1965 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
13.9%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest 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 | #36 of 133 in ME | — | #17 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Kittery Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Gardiner Area High School | None in town | Robert W Traip Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
11.8 |
— | 9.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.