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Bath vs Kittery vs Biddeford
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).
Kittery has the highest household income ($94k).
Biddeford has the most renters (51.9% rent).
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 | Kittery | Biddeford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Lowest |
10,473 |
22,498Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
35±2.6Lowest 22% below 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% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±2.2Highest 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% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±1.7Lowest 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% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
$72,333±$4k 3% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$396,600±$25k 34% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,292±$100 13% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 27% above ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$4,401 45% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
37.2%±6Lowest 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% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3% ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1965Highest 12 yrs older than ME |
1952 25 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the ME average |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±2.7Lowest 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 | #17 of 133 in ME | #111 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Kittery Public Schools | Biddeford Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Robert W Traip Academy | Biddeford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
9.9Lowest |
14.1 |
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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.