Compare towns
Kittery vs Manchester vs Bath
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 most expensive homes ($469k median).
Manchester has the most renters (51.3% rent).
Bath has the most affordable homes ($311k 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 | Manchester | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,473 |
115,643Highest |
8,815Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Highest 20% above U.S. |
38±1Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.4±3 17% above U.S. |
| Kittery and Bath 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% |
18%±1Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.5%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Manchester and Bath 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% |
15.5%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Kittery and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.4%±0.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Manchester and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,728±$14kHighest 16% above U.S. |
$81,007±$2k about the U.S. average |
$69,390±$12kLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Kittery and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,500±$31kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$365,600±$7k 10% above U.S. |
$310,900±$30kLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 21% above U.S. |
$1,564±$37 11% above U.S. |
$1,044±$116Lowest 26% below U.S. |
| Kittery and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518 45% above U.S. |
$5,922Highest 90% above U.S. |
$3,847Lowest 23% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50%±3.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.3%±15.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bath and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
48.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
64.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1966Highest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
24 min 9% below U.S. |
24 minHighest 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.1%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Kittery and Bath 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 | #115 of 120 in NH | #31 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies · Manchester School District | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | Manchester Memorial High School | Morse High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
14.3 |
14.8Highest |
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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.