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Casco vs Kittery vs York
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Casco has the most affordable homes ($356k median).
Kittery has the most renters (32.8% rent).
York has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
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 | Casco | Kittery | York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,696Lowest |
10,473 |
13,986Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
46.8±2.3Lowest 4% above ME |
49.5±5.2 10% above ME |
| Casco and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9 ME: 18.1% |
21.1%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±7.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| York and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46% ME: 36.2% |
53.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Kittery and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
$93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
$121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
| York and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,500±$58kLowest 20% above ME |
$468,500±$31k 58% above ME |
$636,400±$30kHighest 115% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,395±$184Lowest 22% above ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,490±$336 31% above ME |
| Kittery and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,085Lowest about the ME average |
$4,518 49% above ME |
$4,658Highest 53% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| York and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 23% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and York 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 | — | #17 of 133 in ME | #13 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | Kittery Public Schools | York Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Robert W Traip Academy | York High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9Highest |
9.6Lowest |
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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.