Compare towns
Kittery vs Brownfield
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%).
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
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 | Brownfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
1,830Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kittery and Brownfield 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% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
$60,889±$5kLowest 19% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$287,500±$36kLowest 3% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,617±$554Lowest 42% above ME |
| Kittery and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$2,976Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Kittery 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% |
8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #17 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.