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Holderness vs Kittery vs Plymouth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Holderness has the most homeowners (83.7%).
Kittery has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Plymouth has the youngest population (median age 22.8).
Plymouth is a college town. 42.5% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Holderness | Kittery | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Lowest |
10,473Highest |
4,969 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4 about the U.S. average |
46.8±2.3Highest 20% above U.S. |
22.8±0.9Lowest 41% below U.S. |
| Kittery and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±9.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.3%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.9%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
9.4%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Holderness and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
46%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
42.5%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,863±$45kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$93,728±$14k 16% above U.S. |
$89,500±$32kLowest 11% above U.S. |
| Holderness and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,100±$60k 9% above U.S. |
$468,500±$31kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$294,400±$28kLowest 12% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,068±$385Highest 46% above U.S. |
$1,716±$224 21% above U.S. |
$1,296±$295Lowest 8% below U.S. |
| Holderness and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,923Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$4,518 45% above U.S. |
$6,483Highest 108% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.8%±14.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.8%±10.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Kittery and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
17%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
50.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
20 min 24% below U.S. |
16 minLowest 38% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #17 of 133 in ME | #47 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Holderness School District | Kittery Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Robert W Traip Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9 |
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U.S. 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.