Compare towns
Bath vs Kittery vs Mapleton vs Saco
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).
Kittery has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Saco has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.3%).
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 | Kittery | Mapleton | Saco |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815 |
10,473 |
1,884Lowest |
20,819Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
+6.1% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
44.9±1.5 about the ME average |
| 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% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±2.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Saco 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% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±2.1 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% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Saco 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 |
$93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$92,241±$11k 23% above ME |
| Kittery and Saco 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 |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$413,100±$17k 39% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,249±$385 10% above ME |
| Kittery and Saco 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 |
$4,518 49% above ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$4,807Highest 58% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.3%±14 ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Saco 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% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.2% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1965 12 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
24 min 3% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.6 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 | — | #38 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Saco Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Robert W Traip Academy | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
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.