Compare towns
Kittery vs Old Orchard Beach
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 kids (14.7% under 18).
Old Orchard Beach has the oldest population (median age 58).
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 | Old Orchard Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
9,244Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Lowest 4% above ME |
58±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
6.5%±2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.5%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Old Orchard Beach 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Old Orchard Beach 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±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
$60,050±$11kLowest 20% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$366,600±$38kLowest 24% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,246±$182Lowest 9% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$3,426Lowest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.7%±15Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Old Orchard Beach and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
68.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
22 minHighest 11% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
15%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Old Orchard Beach 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 | #67 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 23 |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | Old Orchard Beach High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Highest |
7.6Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.