Compare towns
Kittery vs Casco vs Harrison
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%).
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
Harrison has the most affordable homes ($249k 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 | Casco | Harrison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
3,696 |
2,513Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6% ME: +2.6% |
-10.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Lowest 4% above ME |
52±3.3 16% above ME |
56±3.6Highest 25% above ME |
| Harrison and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
9.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Kittery and Casco 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% |
26.3%±7.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.8%±7.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Harrison 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% |
32.9% ME: 36.2% |
30.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Kittery and Casco 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 |
$69,313±$19k 7% below ME |
$56,938±$6kLowest 24% below ME |
| Kittery and Casco 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 |
$355,500±$58k 20% above ME |
$249,300±$70kLowest 16% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,395±$184 22% above ME |
$885±$193Lowest 22% below ME |
| Kittery and Casco 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 |
$3,085 about the ME average |
$2,731Lowest 10% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.5%±24.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Casco 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% |
11% ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
31 minHighest 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
22.3%±9.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and Kittery 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 | — | — |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | RSU 17/MSAD 17 |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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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.