Compare towns
Berwick vs Mapleton vs Kittery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berwick has the most kids (22.5% under 18).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Kittery has the most people working from home (22.7%).
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 | Berwick | Mapleton | Kittery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,998 |
1,884Lowest |
10,473Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.6 5% below ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
| Kittery and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±12.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±8.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.4% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,406±$39kLowest 9% above ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
| Kittery and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $323,300±$36k 9% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,041±$901 9% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
| Kittery and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,806 25% above ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±45.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Berwick and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 8 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 13.7%±7.8 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Berwick 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 | #101 of 133 in ME | — | #17 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Kittery Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Robert W Traip Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.9 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.