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Kittery vs Boothbay
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%).
Boothbay has the shortest commute (13 min average).
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 | Boothbay |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
3,102Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Lowest 4% above ME |
56.8±3.9Highest 27% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Kittery and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
35.4%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Boothbay 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Boothbay 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 |
$60,320±$17kLowest 19% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$342,100±$43kLowest 15% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,147±$121Lowest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$2,202Lowest 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.4%±31Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Kittery and Boothbay 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% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
78.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minHighest 19% below ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #17 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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| 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.