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Kennebunk vs Stratham vs Kittery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Stratham has the highest household income ($152k).
Kittery 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 | Kennebunk | Stratham | Kittery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,820Highest |
7,754Lowest |
10,473 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.6±3.3Highest 40% above U.S. |
41.6±4.9Lowest 7% above U.S. |
46.8±2.3 20% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3 U.S.: 22% |
23.5%±5.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Stratham and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.9%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Kennebunk and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
69.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
46%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Kittery and Stratham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,804±$8k 34% above U.S. |
$151,998±$20kHighest 88% above U.S. |
$93,728±$14kLowest 16% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $487,700±$21k 47% above U.S. |
$655,400±$36kHighest 97% above U.S. |
$468,500±$31kLowest 41% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,425±$290Lowest about the U.S. average |
$2,511±$377Highest 78% above U.S. |
$1,716±$224 21% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,999 60% above U.S. |
$9,781Highest 214% above U.S. |
$4,518Lowest 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64%±38.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.8%±14.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Stratham and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
27 min about the U.S. average |
20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 32.5%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.3%±6.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±7.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Kennebunk and Stratham 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 | #9 of 133 in ME | #43 of 120 in NH | #17 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Stratham School District | Kittery Public Schools |
| High school in town | Kennebunk High School | None in town | Robert W Traip Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Highest |
— | 9.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.