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Cornish vs Kittery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the most homeowners (79.2%).
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 | Cornish | Kittery |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
10,473Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
| Kittery and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Kittery and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Kittery and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
$93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $468,500±$31k 58% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Kittery and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1965Highest 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #17 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Kittery Public Schools |
| High school 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 |
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.