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Kittery vs Lee vs Gray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kittery has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Lee has the highest household income ($132k).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k 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 | Lee | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
4,576Lowest |
8,429 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Highest 20% above U.S. |
42.9±1.9Lowest 10% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
| Kittery and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.9%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
| Lee and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±6.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Kittery and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46% U.S.: 35.7% |
50.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,728±$14kLowest 16% above U.S. |
$131,579±$54kHighest 63% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8k 18% above U.S. |
| Lee and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,500±$31k 41% above U.S. |
$480,600±$61kHighest 44% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
| Lee and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 21% above U.S. |
— | $1,371±$89Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518 45% above U.S. |
$9,661Highest 210% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
38.3%±53.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
2.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
28 min 4% above U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
27.6%±8.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Lee 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 | #3 of 120 in NH | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | Oyster River Coop School District | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 12.5Highest |
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U.S. 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.