Compare towns
Kittery vs Lubec vs York
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).
Lubec has the most affordable homes ($189k median).
York has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
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 | Lubec | York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,473 |
1,346Lowest |
13,986Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% ME: +2.6% |
-9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Lowest 4% above ME |
59.3±4.5Highest 32% above ME |
49.5±5.2 10% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.9 ME: 18.1% |
14.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.1%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
41.2%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46% ME: 36.2% |
32.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
53.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
6.2%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Lubec 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 |
$52,375±$11kLowest 30% below ME |
$121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
| York 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 |
$188,700±$26kLowest 36% below ME |
$636,400±$30kHighest 115% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$550±$204Lowest 52% below ME |
$1,490±$336 31% above ME |
| Kittery and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518 49% above ME |
$2,039Lowest 33% below ME |
$4,658Highest 53% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.6%±25.6 ME: 48.4% |
56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| York and Lubec 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% |
14.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
78.1% ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 12 yrs older than ME |
1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.3%±12.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
26%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Lubec and York 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 | — | #13 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 85/MSAD 19 | York Public Schools |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | None in town | York High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Highest |
— | 9.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.