Compare towns
Kittery vs Palermo vs Bath
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kittery has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
Palermo has the most homeowners (91.2%).
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
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 | Palermo | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
1,473Lowest |
8,815 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
43.4±6.1Lowest 3% below ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
| 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 ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Palermo 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 ME: 22.4% |
21.2%±2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| 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 ME: 36.2% |
31.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath 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 |
$89,095±$15k 19% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
| Kittery and Palermo 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 |
$259,700±$54kLowest 12% below ME |
$310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,235±$1k 8% above ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kittery and Palermo 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 |
$2,506Lowest 17% below ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.6%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Palermo and Bath 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% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2% ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 12 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
31 minHighest 24% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.8%±10.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
| 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 | — | #31 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 12 | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | None in town | Morse High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 14.8Highest |
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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.