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Gray vs Kittery vs Rockport
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 affordable homes ($364k median).
Kittery has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Rockport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
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 | Rockport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429 |
10,473Highest |
3,675Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
48.7±3.7Highest 9% above ME |
| Rockport and Kittery 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% |
20.9%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Rockport and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.2%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46% ME: 36.2% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Rockport 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 |
$86,979±$16kLowest 16% 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±$20kLowest 23% above ME |
$468,500±$31k 58% above ME |
$469,000±$50kHighest 58% above ME |
| Rockport and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,194±$667Lowest 5% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Lowest 21% above ME |
$4,518 49% above ME |
$5,764Highest 90% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±42.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Rockport 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 16% above ME |
20 min 19% below ME |
11 minLowest 54% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.1%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Rockport 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 | #8 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Kittery Public Schools | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Robert W Traip Academy | Camden Hills Regional H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
9.9Lowest |
12.6Highest |
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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.