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Kittery vs Cornish
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%).
Cornish has the most homeowners (79.2%).
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 | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Kittery and Cornish 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% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Kittery and Cornish 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% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and Cornish 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% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Kittery and Cornish 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 |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,500±$31k 58% above ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Kittery and Cornish 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% |
8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Highest 12 yrs older than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest 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 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.