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Kittery vs Phippsburg vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kittery has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Phippsburg has the most affordable homes ($336k median).
Upton has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
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 | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
2,238Lowest |
8,189 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3 20% above U.S. |
54.3±6.3Highest 40% above U.S. |
46.4±4.8Lowest 19% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
34.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
37.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
53.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Kittery and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,728±$14kLowest 16% above U.S. |
$107,833±$19k 34% above U.S. |
$155,508±$33kHighest 93% above U.S. |
| Upton and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,500±$31k 41% above U.S. |
$335,800±$47kLowest about the U.S. average |
$576,700±$41kHighest 73% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 21% above U.S. |
$1,022±$346 28% below U.S. |
$948±$599Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518 45% above U.S. |
$2,034Lowest 35% below U.S. |
$8,376Highest 169% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
35.5%±98.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±31Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Upton and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
21 min 19% below U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.7%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Upton and Kittery 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 | — | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | None in town | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 11.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.