Compare towns
Gray vs Kittery vs Naples vs Saco
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has the most kids (19% under 18).
Kittery has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Naples has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Saco has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.3%).
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 | Naples | Saco |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429 |
10,473 |
3,985Lowest |
20,819Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
49.8±6.8Highest 11% above ME |
44.9±1.5 about the ME average |
| Naples and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4 ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±2.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Saco 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% |
23.3%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and Naples 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% |
37.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
$78,188±$13kLowest 5% above ME |
$92,241±$11k 23% above ME |
| Gray and Kittery 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 |
$340,100±$48kLowest 15% above ME |
$413,100±$17k 39% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,716±$224 51% above ME |
$1,941±$625Highest 70% above ME |
$1,249±$385Lowest 10% above ME |
| Naples and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 21% above ME |
$4,518 49% above ME |
$2,784Lowest 8% below ME |
$4,807Highest 58% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
59.9%±40.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.3%±14 ME: 48.4% |
| Naples and Gray 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% |
9.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
38 minHighest 56% above ME |
24 min 3% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
26.7%±11.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Naples and Kittery 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 | #118 of 133 in ME | #38 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | Saco Public Schools |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Robert W Traip Academy | Lake Region High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
9.9Lowest |
11.7 |
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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.