Compare towns
Kittery vs Hermon vs Dedham
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%).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
Dedham has the most homeowners (95.5%).
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 | Hermon | Dedham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
6,727 |
1,656Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
46.5±2.2 4% above ME |
| Kittery and Dedham 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% |
21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
23.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Dedham and Hermon 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% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
18.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and Hermon 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% |
37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon 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±$14kLowest 25% above ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
$111,442±$18kHighest 49% above ME |
| Dedham and Hermon 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 |
$333,600±$32kLowest 12% above ME |
$356,400±$33k 20% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,406±$202Lowest 23% above ME |
$1,422±$607 25% above ME |
| Kittery and Dedham 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 |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$3,942 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
13%±85.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Kittery and Hermon 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% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
75.2% ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.3%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #17 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | Hermon Public Schools | Dedham Public Schools |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | Hermon High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
14.6Highest |
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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.