Compare towns
Kittery vs Biddeford vs Windham
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%).
Biddeford has the most renters (51.9% rent).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | Biddeford | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,473Lowest |
22,498Highest |
19,188 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
35±2.6Lowest 22% below ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±2.2 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham 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%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
11%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
$72,333±$4kLowest 3% below ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Windham 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 |
$388,900±$22kLowest 31% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,292±$100 13% above ME |
$1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$4,401 45% above ME |
$3,938Lowest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.2%±6 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Kittery and Biddeford 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% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2% ME: 74.3% |
48.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 12 yrs older than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Windham 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 | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | Biddeford Public Schools | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | Biddeford High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
14.1Highest |
12.1 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.