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Kittery vs Stetson vs York
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 renters (32.8% rent).
Stetson has the most affordable homes ($206k median).
York has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
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 | Stetson | York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,473 |
1,151Lowest |
13,986Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% ME: +2.6% |
-1.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
42.2±5.1Lowest 6% below ME |
49.5±5.2Highest 10% above ME |
| York and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.1%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Stetson and York 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% |
14.2%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| York 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% |
19.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
53.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Kittery and Stetson 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 |
$76,023±$28kLowest about the ME average |
$121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
| York 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±$31k 58% above ME |
$205,700±$34kLowest 31% below ME |
$636,400±$30kHighest 115% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$800±$377Lowest 30% below ME |
$1,490±$336 31% above ME |
| Kittery and York 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 |
$1,962Lowest 35% below ME |
$4,658Highest 53% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
73.7%±42Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.5%±10.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Stetson and York 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% |
10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
11%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| York 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 | — | #13 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | — | York Public Schools |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | — | York High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Highest |
— | 9.6Lowest |
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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.