Compare towns
Bath vs Wayne vs Woolwich 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 renters (35.7% rent).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Woolwich has the most affordable homes ($255k median).
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 | Wayne | Woolwich | Kittery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815 |
1,101Lowest |
3,158 |
10,473Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
-5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.1% ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
55.6±5.3 24% above ME |
55.8±5.5Highest 25% above ME |
46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
| Woolwich and Wayne 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% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Bath and Woolwich 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% |
29.2%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
33.9%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Woolwich and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8% ME: 36.2% |
52.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
46% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Wayne 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±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$93,194±$26k 25% above ME |
$102,175±$26kHighest 37% above ME |
$93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
| Woolwich 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 |
$362,800±$29k 22% above ME |
$254,500±$59kLowest 14% below ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$983±$554Lowest 14% below ME |
— | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$3,289 8% above ME |
$2,433Lowest 20% below ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
64.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Woolwich and Bath 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% |
7.9% ME: 10.7% |
13.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9% ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1965 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne and Kittery 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 | — | #92 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 38 | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Kittery Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | None in town | Robert W Traip Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | — | 9.9Lowest |
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| 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.