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Kittery vs Blue Hill 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
Blue Hill has the most homeowners (79.7%).
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 | Blue Hill | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
2,813Lowest |
8,815 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.9% ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
48.6±8.2Highest 8% above ME |
45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
| Blue Hill and Kittery 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% |
18.3%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Blue Hill and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
29.6%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Blue Hill and Kittery 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% |
38.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.7%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Blue Hill and Bath 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 |
$80,377±$17k 8% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
| Kittery and Blue Hill 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 |
$399,500±$82k 35% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
| Kittery and Blue Hill 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 |
$1,038±$638Lowest 9% below ME |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$2,907Lowest 4% below ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
93.6%±27.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Blue Hill 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% |
4.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2% ME: 74.3% |
79.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest 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 |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
21 min 15% below ME |
24 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
21%±9.5 ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Blue Hill 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 | #29 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | Blue Hill Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | None in town | Morse High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 14.8Highest |
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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.