Compare towns
Freeport vs Kittery vs Saco
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freeport has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
Kittery has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Saco has the most affordable homes ($413k 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 | Freeport | Kittery | Saco |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,802Lowest |
10,473 |
20,819Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3Highest 9% above ME |
46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
44.9±1.5Lowest about the ME average |
| Freeport and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±2.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Freeport and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
46% ME: 36.2% |
43.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Saco and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,326±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
$92,241±$11kLowest 23% above ME |
| Freeport and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$468,500±$31k 58% above ME |
$413,100±$17kLowest 39% above ME |
| Freeport and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123 26% above ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,249±$385Lowest 10% above ME |
| Kittery and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$4,518Lowest 49% above ME |
$4,807 58% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.3%±14 ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
72.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 4% below ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
24 minHighest 3% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Freeport 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 | #4 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME | #38 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 05 | Kittery Public Schools | Saco Public Schools |
| High school in town | Freeport High School | Robert W Traip Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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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.