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Bath vs Windham vs South Windham 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).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
South Windham has the highest household income ($133k).
Kittery has the most expensive homes ($469k median).
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 | Windham | South Windham | Kittery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815 |
19,188Highest |
1,212Lowest |
10,473 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
36.5±13.2Lowest 19% below ME |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above 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% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
3.6%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Windham 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% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
7.3%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Highest 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% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
35.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.9%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| South Windham 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 |
$107,934±$14k 44% above ME |
$133,223±$21kHighest 78% above ME |
$93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
| South Windham and Windham 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 |
$388,900±$22k 31% above ME |
$314,300±$81k 6% above ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
$1,824±$2kHighest 60% above ME |
$1,716±$224 51% above ME |
| South Windham and Kittery 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 |
$3,938 30% above ME |
$2,941Lowest 3% below ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
0%±27.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Kittery 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% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.4% ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.6% ME: 74.3% |
67.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1965 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.5%±15.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
| South Windham 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 | #95 of 133 in ME | — | #17 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 14 | — | Kittery Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Windham High School | — | Robert W Traip Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
12.1 |
— | 9.9Lowest |
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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.