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Campton vs Gray vs Kittery

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Campton has the highest household income ($119k).
Gray has the youngest population (median age 43.4).
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.

MeasureCamptonGrayKittery
People
Population
3,407Lowest
8,429
10,473Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
49.2±3.7Highest
26% above U.S.
43.4±4.5Lowest
12% above U.S.
46.8±2.3
20% above U.S.
Campton and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.5%±6.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
19%±4
U.S.: 22%
14.7%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Campton and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.2%±10.9
U.S.: 17.2%
19.3%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
26.9%±4.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Kittery and Campton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
51.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
46%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.2%±4.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.4%±2.2
U.S.: 6.4%
4.5%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Campton and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$118,870±$21kHighest
47% above U.S.
$95,236±$8k
18% above U.S.
$93,728±$14kLowest
16% above U.S.
Campton and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$356,300±$38kLowest
7% above U.S.
$363,700±$20k
9% above U.S.
$468,500±$31kHighest
41% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,371±$89Lowest
about the U.S. average
$1,716±$224Highest
21% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,028Highest
93% above U.S.
$3,683Lowest
18% above U.S.
$4,518
45% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
72.6%±44.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.4%±24
U.S.: 51.1%
38.8%±14.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Campton and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
67.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1983
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1965Lowest
15 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 min
12% below U.S.
29 minHighest
8% above U.S.
20 minLowest
24% below U.S.
Work from home
28.3%±10.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.3%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.7%±7.2
U.S.: 15.1%
Campton 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 #68 of 120 in NH #10 of 133 in ME #17 of 133 in ME
School district Campton School District RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences Kittery Public Schools
High school in town None in town Gray-New Gloucester High School Robert W Traip Academy
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.5Highest
9.9Lowest
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U.S. 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.