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Bath vs Kittery vs Smithfield
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 kids (15.5% under 18).
Kittery has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
Smithfield has the most homeowners (88.9%).
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 | Smithfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815 |
10,473Highest |
856Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
55.8±3.5Highest 25% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9 ME: 18.1% |
10%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bath and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Smithfield and Kittery 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% |
34.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.9Lowest 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 |
$107,917±$27kHighest 44% above ME |
| Smithfield 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±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$242,800±$15kLowest 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,109±$358 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$2,866Lowest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±45.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Smithfield 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% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.2% ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1965 12 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
33 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
22%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Smithfield 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 | — |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Kittery Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Robert W Traip Academy | — |
| 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.