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Kittery vs Appleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kittery has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Appleton has the most affordable homes ($236k 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 | Kittery | Appleton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
1,360Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Lowest 4% above ME |
49.2±7.4Highest 10% above ME |
| Appleton and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.3%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Appleton and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±9.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Kittery and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
$53,618±$19kLowest 28% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$235,600±$33kLowest 21% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,104±$82Lowest 3% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$3,588Lowest 18% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
85.4%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Appleton and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.1%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #17 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | Appleton Public Schools |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.