Compare towns
Camden vs Eliot vs Kittery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Camden has the most kids (18.4% under 18).
Eliot has the most homeowners (79.8%).
Kittery has the most renters (32.8% rent).
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 | Camden | Eliot | Kittery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,242Lowest |
7,146 |
10,473Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.9% ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.2±6.5Highest 17% above ME |
50.8±5.9 13% above ME |
46.8±2.3Lowest 4% above ME |
| Camden and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Camden and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2 ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Camden and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Kittery and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,344±$15kLowest 10% above ME |
$101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
$93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
| Eliot and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $520,600±$70kHighest 76% above ME |
$498,900±$62k 68% above ME |
$468,500±$31kLowest 58% above ME |
| Camden and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,269±$354Lowest 11% above ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$1,716±$224 51% above ME |
| Eliot and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,832Highest 92% above ME |
$4,549 50% above ME |
$4,518Lowest 49% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.5% ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 7 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 11% below ME |
23 minHighest 9% below ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±8.8 ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Camden 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 | #11 of 133 in ME | #19 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 28/MSAD 28 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Kittery Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Robert W Traip Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.9 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.