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Kenduskeag vs Littleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kenduskeag has the most people working from home (11.6%).
Littleton has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Kenduskeag | Littleton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,333Highest |
887Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.9±5.8Lowest about the ME average |
46±8.1Highest about the ME average |
| Littleton and Kenduskeag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Littleton and Kenduskeag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±1.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±7.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Littleton and Kenduskeag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
18.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±3.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Kenduskeag and Littleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $79,792±$14kHighest 7% above ME |
$74,219±$9kLowest about the ME average |
| Kenduskeag and Littleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $177,900±$37kHighest 40% below ME |
$159,800±$46kLowest 46% below ME |
| Kenduskeag and Littleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,033±$287 9% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,059Highest 32% below ME |
$1,556Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.2%±35.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.8%±24.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Kenduskeag and Littleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
2%±1.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
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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.