Compare towns
Bath vs Thomaston vs Kittery vs Brewer
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1938).
Thomaston has the oldest population (median age 58.1).
Kittery has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
Brewer has the youngest population (median age 40.1).
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 | Thomaston | Kittery | Brewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815 |
2,769Lowest |
10,473Highest |
9,652 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
-1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
58.1±6.6Highest 30% above ME |
46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
40.1±4.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±5.7 ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Brewer and Thomaston 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% |
35.5%±8.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
22.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Thomaston 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% |
30.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
7.7%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Brewer and Bath 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 |
$56,435±$13kLowest 24% below ME |
$93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
$66,613±$9k 11% below 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 |
$271,700±$10k 8% below ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$245,300±$21kLowest 17% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,262±$343 11% above ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,086±$54 5% below ME |
| Kittery and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$4,487 48% above ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$3,374Lowest 11% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
60.5%±23.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.7%±13.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Thomaston and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% ME: 10.7% |
6.6% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3% ME: 74.3% |
73.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.2% ME: 74.3% |
59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1951 26 yrs older than ME |
1965Highest 12 yrs older than ME |
1959 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the ME average |
14 minLowest 45% below ME |
20 min 19% below ME |
17 min 31% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
4.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.8 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 | #99 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME | #32 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 13 | Kittery Public Schools | Brewer Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | Robert W Traip Academy | Brewer High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | 9.9Lowest |
14.0 |
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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.