Compare towns
Eliot vs Kittery vs Vinalhaven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eliot has the most kids (16.3% under 18).
Kittery has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Vinalhaven has the oldest population (median age 65.1).
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 | Eliot | Kittery | Vinalhaven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,146 |
10,473Highest |
1,216Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3% ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.8±5.9 13% above ME |
46.8±2.3Lowest 4% above ME |
65.1±3.9Highest 45% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9 ME: 18.1% |
11.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Eliot and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±6.2 ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
50.4%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
45.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Kittery and Vinalhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
$93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
$72,963±$11kLowest about the ME average |
| Eliot and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
$468,500±$31k 58% above ME |
$428,400±$44kLowest 44% above ME |
| Eliot and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$1,716±$224 51% above ME |
$1,017±$924Lowest 11% below ME |
| Eliot and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$4,518 49% above ME |
$3,598Lowest 19% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.6%±41.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Vinalhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8% ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1966 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 9% below ME |
20 min 19% below ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Vinalhaven 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 | #19 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Kittery Public Schools | — |
| High school 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.