Compare towns
Kittery vs Corinth vs Topsham
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%).
Corinth has the most affordable homes ($136k median).
Topsham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
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 | Corinth | Topsham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
2,990Lowest |
9,706 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+0.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
42.7±6Lowest 5% below ME |
44.7±4 about the ME average |
| Kittery and Topsham 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% |
23%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.9%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Corinth and Topsham 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% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46% ME: 36.2% |
20.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
50%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Topsham 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 |
$64,229±$5kLowest 14% below ME |
$91,028±$10k 22% above ME |
| Kittery and Topsham 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 |
$135,800±$31kLowest 54% below ME |
$360,800±$20k 22% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$883±$157Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,355±$642 19% above ME |
| Kittery and Topsham 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 |
$1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
$4,259 40% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±11.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±12.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Topsham 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% |
11.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.2%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Topsham 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 | #102 of 133 in ME | #66 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 64/MSAD 64 | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | Central High School | Mt Ararat High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
14.3Highest |
12.2 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.