Compare towns
Kittery vs Berwick vs Sidney
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%).
Berwick has the most affordable homes ($323k median).
Sidney has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.4%).
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 | Berwick | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
1,998Lowest |
4,790 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+4.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
42.6±3.6Lowest 5% below ME |
43±5.5 4% below ME |
| Kittery and Sidney 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% |
22.5%±12.5 ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney and Berwick 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% |
16.9%±8.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and Sidney 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% |
35.4% ME: 36.2% |
33.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
$81,406±$39kLowest 9% above ME |
$83,488±$10k 12% above ME |
| Kittery and Sidney 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 |
$323,300±$36kLowest 9% above ME |
$336,200±$34k 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,041±$901Lowest 9% below ME |
$1,340±$304 18% above ME |
| Kittery and Sidney 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 |
$3,806 25% above ME |
$2,474Lowest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
40.9%±45.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Berwick and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
73% ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.7%±7.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Sidney 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 | #101 of 133 in ME | #15 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | — | RSU 18 |
| 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 Our Story | 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.