Compare towns
Edgecomb vs Kittery vs Searsmont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Edgecomb has the highest household income ($109k).
Kittery has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
Searsmont has the most affordable homes ($284k 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.
| Measure | Edgecomb | Kittery | Searsmont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,251Lowest |
10,473Highest |
1,646 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±8.8Lowest 8% below ME |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
44.5±9.8 about the ME average |
| Kittery and Searsmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9 ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Edgecomb and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±7.2 ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
21%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and Edgecomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.8% ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8%±6.5 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10%±6.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Searsmont and Edgecomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,750±$18kHighest 46% above ME |
$93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
$87,000±$20kLowest 16% above ME |
| Edgecomb and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $348,400±$36k 17% above ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$284,000±$31kLowest 4% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$940±$311Lowest 17% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,577 18% above ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$2,788Lowest 8% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±43.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
41.4%±41.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Searsmont and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
6.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 10% below ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.3%±10.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Searsmont 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 | — |
| School district | Edgecomb Public Schools | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 71 |
| High school in town | None in town | Robert W Traip Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9 |
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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.