Compare towns
Kittery vs Levant vs Ogunquit vs Bath
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).
Levant has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
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 | Levant | Ogunquit | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
3,069 |
1,379Lowest |
8,815 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+3.1% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.9 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Bath 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% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46% ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath 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 |
$86,071±$22k 15% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
| Ogunquit 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±$31k 58% above ME |
$268,500±$27kLowest 9% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,370±$120 20% above ME |
— | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2% ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 12 yrs older than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #17 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME | — | #31 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | None in town | — | Morse High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | — | 14.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 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.