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Bath vs Gray vs Kittery vs Upton
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).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Kittery has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Upton has the highest household income ($156k).
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 | Gray | Kittery | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815 |
8,429 |
10,473Highest |
8,189Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 17% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
46.8±2.3Highest 20% above U.S. |
46.4±4.8 19% above U.S. |
| Kittery and Upton 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% |
19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Upton and Gray 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% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.9%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.9 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
46% U.S.: 35.7% |
53.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bath and Gray 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. |
$95,236±$8k 18% above U.S. |
$93,728±$14k 16% above U.S. |
$155,508±$33kHighest 93% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$468,500±$31k 41% above U.S. |
$576,700±$41kHighest 73% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 26% below U.S. |
$1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$1,716±$224Highest 21% above U.S. |
$948±$599Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 23% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$4,518 45% above U.S. |
$8,376Highest 169% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.8%±14.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±31 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Upton 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% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
67.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1965 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below U.S. |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±7.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Upton 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Kittery Public Schools | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Robert W Traip Academy | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
12.5 |
9.9Lowest |
11.2 |
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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.