Compare towns
Kittery vs Otis vs Surry
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%).
Otis has the highest household income ($101k).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
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 | Otis | Surry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
705Lowest |
1,836 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Lowest 4% above ME |
54.7±3.1Highest 22% above ME |
52.4±5.6 17% above ME |
| Otis and Surry 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% |
16.6%±7.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
20.9%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Surry 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% |
34.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1 ME: 5.8% |
| Kittery and Surry 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 |
$101,250±$27kHighest 35% above ME |
$74,508±$12kLowest about the ME average |
| Otis 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±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$282,500±$23kLowest 5% below ME |
$296,300±$36k about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,563±$734 37% above ME |
$969±$129Lowest 15% below ME |
| Kittery and Otis 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 |
$2,263 25% below ME |
$1,903Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
35.7%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Surry 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% |
7.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
42 minHighest 69% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5 ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Surry 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 | Otis Public Schools | Surry Public Schools |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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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.