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Bath vs Phippsburg vs Standish vs Kittery
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).
Phippsburg has the oldest population (median age 54.3).
Standish has the most homeowners (91.2%).
Kittery has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
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 | Phippsburg | Standish | Kittery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815 |
2,238Lowest |
10,662Highest |
10,473 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7% ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
54.3±6.3Highest 21% above ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Kittery 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% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9 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% |
34.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Phippsburg 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% |
37.7% ME: 36.2% |
36%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$107,833±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$104,593±$15k 40% above ME |
$93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Standish 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 |
$335,800±$47k 13% above ME |
$336,000±$18k 13% above ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,022±$346 10% below ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$2,034Lowest 33% below ME |
$3,005 about the ME average |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±98.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 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% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.8% ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1965 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
21 min 13% below ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest 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 | — | #18 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | Kittery Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | Bonny Eagle High School | Robert W Traip Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | 12.5 |
9.9Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| 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.