Compare towns
Kittery vs Arundel vs Bath vs Gray
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%).
Arundel has the most kids (20.4% under 18).
Bath has the most affordable homes ($311k median).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
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 | Arundel | Bath | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
4,418Lowest |
8,815 |
8,429 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+6% ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
40.9±6.4Lowest 9% below ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
| Kittery and Bath 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% |
20.4%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Arundel and Gray 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% |
15.9%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and Bath 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% |
29.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
$101,597±$17kHighest 36% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
| Arundel and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$421,300±$62k 42% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
| Kittery and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,607±$495 41% above ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
| Kittery and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$3,763 24% above ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
$3,683Lowest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
34.2%±22.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% ME: 10.7% |
5.9% ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2% ME: 74.3% |
82.2% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 12 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
23 min 7% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
7%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Bath 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 | #17 of 133 in ME | #7 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 21 | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | None in town | Morse High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 14.8Highest |
12.5 |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | 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.