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Freedom vs Kittery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freedom has the most affordable homes ($191k median).
Kittery has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
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 | Freedom | Kittery |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 670Lowest |
10,473Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±2.7Lowest 10% below ME |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Freedom and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $64,861±$12kLowest 13% below ME |
$93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,600±$69kLowest 36% below ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,716±$224 51% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,328Lowest 23% below ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Kittery and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±3.9Lowest 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 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.