Compare towns
Kittery vs Biddeford vs Gray vs Bath
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 expensive homes ($469k median).
Biddeford has the most renters (51.9% rent).
Gray has the most homeowners (82.4%).
Bath has the most affordable homes ($311k 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 | Biddeford | Gray | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 10,473 |
22,498Highest |
8,429Lowest |
8,815 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+6% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
| 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% |
15.6%±2.2 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Biddeford 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% |
17.1%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1 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% |
32.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
$72,333±$4k 3% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
| Gray and Kittery 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 |
$396,600±$25k 34% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,292±$100 13% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$4,401 45% above ME |
$3,683Lowest 21% above ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
37.2%±6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 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% |
15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2% ME: 74.3% |
48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 12 yrs older than ME |
1952 25 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 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 | #111 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | Biddeford Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | Biddeford High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Morse High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
14.1 |
12.5 |
14.8Highest |
| 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.