Compare towns
Kittery vs Rockport vs Eliot
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%).
Rockport has the shortest commute (11 min average).
Eliot has the highest household income ($102k).
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 | Rockport | Eliot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
3,675Lowest |
7,146 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Lowest 4% above ME |
48.7±3.7 9% above ME |
50.8±5.9Highest 13% above ME |
| Eliot and Rockport 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% |
20.9%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Rockport and Eliot 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% |
24.2%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Eliot 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% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Rockport 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 |
$86,979±$16kLowest 16% above ME |
$101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
| Eliot 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±$31kLowest 58% above ME |
$469,000±$50k 58% above ME |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
| Eliot and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224 51% above ME |
$1,194±$667Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
| Eliot and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518Lowest 49% above ME |
$5,764Highest 90% above ME |
$4,549 50% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±42.9 ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 19% below ME |
11 minLowest 54% below ME |
23 minHighest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Eliot 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 | #8 of 133 in ME | #19 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | Camden Hills Regional H S | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
12.6Highest |
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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.