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Bath vs Kittery vs Ogunquit vs Sanford
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 shortest commute (20 min average).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Sanford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+125.2%).
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 | Ogunquit | Sanford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815 |
10,473 |
1,379Lowest |
22,247Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8% ME: +2.6% |
+125.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
42.1±2.8Lowest 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.3%±2.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sanford 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%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.8%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% ME: 36.2% |
46% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±0.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Kittery 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±$14k 25% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$72,524±$7k about the ME average |
| Ogunquit and Kittery 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±$31k 58% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$280,200±$10kLowest 6% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
— | $1,152±$72 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$3,708Lowest 22% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±7.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Sanford 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% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.2% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
71.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1965 12 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
28 minHighest 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.8%±2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #31 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME | — | #100 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Kittery Public Schools | — | Sanford Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Robert W Traip Academy | — | Sanford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8 |
9.9Lowest |
— | 17.7Highest |
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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.