Compare towns
Bath vs Rockland 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 youngest population (median age 45.4).
Rockland has the shortest commute (12 min average).
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 | Rockland | Kittery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815 |
7,035Lowest |
10,473Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
-4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
49.3±6Highest 10% above ME |
46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
| Rockland and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.4%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and Rockland 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% |
35.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 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±$12k 7% below ME |
$56,533±$6kLowest 24% below ME |
$93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
| Kittery and Bath 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 |
$245,800±$38kLowest 17% below ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,092±$105 4% below ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 27% above ME |
$4,059 34% above ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±15.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Rockland 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% |
10.4% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3% ME: 74.3% |
62%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1948 29 yrs older than ME |
1965Highest 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the ME average |
12 minLowest 50% below ME |
20 min 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.1%±7.5 ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Rockland 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 | #96 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Rockland-Region 8 · RSU 13 | Kittery Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Oceanside High School | Robert W Traip Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
10.7 |
9.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.