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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 affordable homes ($274k 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 | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
1,803Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 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%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish 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% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest 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% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest 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 |
$69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,196±$148Lowest 5% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest 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.