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Buxton vs Kittery vs Standish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kittery has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Standish has the most homeowners (91.2%).
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 | Buxton | Kittery | Standish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,512Lowest |
10,473 |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3% ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.5±3.9 about the ME average |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kittery and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Standish and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,144±$21k 34% above ME |
$93,728±$14kLowest 25% above ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
| Standish and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,800±$21k 20% above ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$336,000±$18kLowest 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,613±$266 42% above ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
| Kittery and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,422 13% above ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$3,005Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±26.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.3% ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 39% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Standish 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 | #104 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | None in town | Robert W Traip Academy | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9Lowest |
12.5Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.