Compare towns
Kittery vs Saco vs Bangor
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%).
Saco has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.3%).
Bangor has the most affordable homes ($220k median).
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 | Saco | Bangor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,473Lowest |
20,819 |
31,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+10.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
44.9±1.5 about the ME average |
41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kittery and Saco 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% |
16.7%±2.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.5% ME: 36.2% |
35.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
$92,241±$11k 23% above ME |
$59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
| Kittery and Saco 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 |
$413,100±$17k 39% above ME |
$219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,249±$385 10% above ME |
$1,055±$43Lowest 7% below ME |
| Kittery and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518 49% above ME |
$4,807Highest 58% above ME |
$3,076Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.3%±14 ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bangor and Saco 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% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2% ME: 74.3% |
72.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 12 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 19% below ME |
24 minHighest 3% below ME |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.6 ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Saco 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 | #38 of 133 in ME | #37 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | Saco Public Schools | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | None in town | Bangor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 13.3Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.