Compare towns
Bath vs Kittery vs Standish
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
Standish has the most homeowners (91.2%).
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 | Standish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Lowest |
10,473 |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% 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% |
16.4%±3.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Standish 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% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest 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% |
36%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
| Standish 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±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$336,000±$18k 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$3,005Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Bath 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% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.2% ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1965 12 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Lowest 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 | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Robert W Traip Academy | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
9.9Lowest |
12.5 |
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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.