Compare towns
Kittery vs Mapleton vs South Eliot
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 most people working from home (22.7%).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
South Eliot has the oldest population (median age 55.5).
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 | Mapleton | South Eliot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
1,884Lowest |
4,203 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
55.5±8Highest 24% above ME |
| South Eliot 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% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.2%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and South Eliot 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% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.8%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| South Eliot 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% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton 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 |
$91,731±$25kLowest 23% above ME |
$99,299±$9kHighest 33% above ME |
| South Eliot 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 |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$475,600±$52kHighest 60% above ME |
| South Eliot and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224 51% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$2,155±$292Highest 89% above ME |
| South Eliot and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$4,442 46% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
64.3%±29.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| South Eliot and Kittery 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% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
21 min 16% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and South Eliot 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 | — | — |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.