Compare towns
Gray vs Kittery vs Bath vs Hampden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Kittery has the most expensive homes ($469k median).
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Hampden has the most kids (25.8% under 18).
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 | Gray | Kittery | Bath | Hampden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429 |
10,473Highest |
8,815 |
7,896Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kittery and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
45.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
| Hampden and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
$301,300±$38kLowest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,286±$317 13% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Lowest 21% above ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
$3,694 22% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
22.2%±15.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
67.2% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1965 12 yrs older than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 16% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
23 min 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
21.3%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Hampden 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME | #6 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 22 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Robert W Traip Academy | Morse High School | Hampden Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
9.9Lowest |
14.8Highest |
14.8Highest |
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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.