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Kittery vs Bowdoinham
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 renters (32.8% rent).
Bowdoinham has the most homeowners (93.8%).
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 | Bowdoinham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
3,142Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Lowest 4% above ME |
51.9±13.1Highest 16% above ME |
| Bowdoinham 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% |
17.5%±6.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Bowdoinham and Kittery 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% |
21.4%±6.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and Bowdoinham 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% |
43.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $93,728±$14kLowest 25% above ME |
$108,479±$21kHighest 45% above ME |
| Bowdoinham 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 |
$405,500±$105kLowest 37% above ME |
| Kittery and Bowdoinham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224 51% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$2,958Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±19.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
27 minHighest 10% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
22%±11.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Bowdoinham 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 | #73 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| 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 |
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.