Compare towns
Kittery vs Phippsburg vs Topsham
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%).
Phippsburg has the oldest population (median age 54.3).
Topsham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
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 | Phippsburg | Topsham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
2,238Lowest |
9,706 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
54.3±6.3Highest 21% above ME |
44.7±4Lowest about the ME average |
| Phippsburg and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.9 ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.9%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Topsham and Kittery 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% |
34.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Phippsburg 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% |
37.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
50%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Topsham 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 |
$107,833±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$91,028±$10kLowest 22% above ME |
| Phippsburg 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 |
$335,800±$47kLowest 13% above ME |
$360,800±$20k 22% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,022±$346Lowest 10% below ME |
$1,355±$642 19% above ME |
| Kittery and Topsham 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 |
$2,034Lowest 33% below ME |
$4,259 40% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±98.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.3%±12.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Topsham 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% |
7.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
21 min 13% below ME |
24 minHighest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.2%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Topsham 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 | — | #66 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | None in town | Mt Ararat High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 12.2Highest |
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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.