Compare towns
Kittery vs Auburn
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%).
Auburn has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
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 | Auburn |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,473Lowest |
24,602Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
41.4±2.7Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±2.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Auburn and Kittery 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 |
$66,647±$5kLowest 11% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$282,000±$12kLowest 5% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,041±$74Lowest 9% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$3,687Lowest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±7.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Auburn 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% |
13.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
59.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Highest 12 yrs older than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
22 minHighest 12% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.5%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #17 of 133 in ME | #110 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | Auburn Public Schools |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | Edward Little High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
13.1Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.