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Hampden vs Kittery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampden has the most kids (25.8% under 18).
Kittery has the most expensive homes ($469k 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 | Hampden | Kittery |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,896Lowest |
10,473Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
$93,728±$14kLowest 25% above ME |
| Hampden and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $301,300±$38kLowest about the ME average |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,286±$317Lowest 13% above ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
| Kittery and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,694Lowest 22% above ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±15.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Kittery and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 7% below ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest 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 | #6 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 22 | Kittery Public Schools |
| High school in town | Hampden Academy | Robert W Traip Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
9.9Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.