What stands out worked out from the figures below

Fall River has the most renters (64.7% rent).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Fall River	Kittery
People
Population	94,082Highest	10,473Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+5.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4%	+6.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	39.3±1.2Lowest about the U.S. average	46.8±2.3Highest 20% above U.S.
Kids under 18	19.9%±1.2Highest U.S.: 22%	14.7%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22%
Age 65+	16.1%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	26.9%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	16.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	46%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.1%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	4.5%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Kittery and Fall River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$56,673±$3kLowest 30% below U.S.	$93,728±$14kHighest 16% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$395,500±$11kLowest 19% above U.S.	$468,500±$31kHighest 41% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,155±$27Lowest 18% below U.S.	$1,716±$224Highest 21% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,953Lowest 27% above U.S.	$4,518Highest 45% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	52.5%±3.3Highest U.S.: 51.1%	38.8%±14.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Fall River and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	19.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	6.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	35.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	67.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S.	1965Highest 15 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minHighest about the U.S. average	20 minLowest 24% below U.S.
Work from home	7.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	22.7%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#262 of 282 in MA	#17 of 133 in ME
School district	Fall River · Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical	Kittery Public Schools
High school in town	B M C Durfee High	Robert W Traip Academy
Students per teacherat that high school	11.3Highest	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.