Compare towns
Kittery vs Kennebunk vs Saco
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 shortest commute (20 min average).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (36.6%).
Saco has the most affordable homes ($413k 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 | Kennebunk | Saco |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,473 |
6,221Lowest |
20,819Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+10.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
54.3±7.2Highest 21% above ME |
44.9±1.5Lowest about the ME average |
| Kennebunk and Kittery 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% |
18.1%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±2.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Kennebunk and Saco 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% |
30.9%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunk 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% ME: 36.2% |
52%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Saco 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±$14k 25% above ME |
$95,169±$21kHighest 27% above ME |
$92,241±$11kLowest 23% above ME |
| Kennebunk and Kittery 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 |
$452,800±$17k 53% above ME |
$413,100±$17kLowest 39% above ME |
| Kittery and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,466±$261 29% above ME |
$1,249±$385Lowest 10% above ME |
| Kittery and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518Lowest 49% above ME |
$4,771 57% above ME |
$4,807Highest 58% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±13.2 ME: 48.4% |
50.3%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Saco and Kennebunk 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% |
11.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
73.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
24 minHighest 3% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunk 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 | #9 of 133 in ME | #38 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | — | Saco Public Schools |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | — | 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.