Compare towns
Kittery vs Surry vs Hope
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 expensive homes ($469k median).
Surry has the most affordable homes ($296k median).
Hope has the most kids (23.3% 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 | Surry | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
1,836 |
1,748Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+10.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
52.4±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
44.6±3.1Lowest about the ME average |
| Surry 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% |
16.6%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hope and Surry 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% |
30.9%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Surry 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% |
38.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
47.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Kittery and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
$74,508±$12kLowest about the ME average |
$86,766±$6k 16% above ME |
| Kittery and Hope 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 |
$296,300±$36kLowest about the ME average |
$373,400±$33k 26% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$969±$129Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,219±$182 7% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$1,903Lowest 37% below ME |
$3,842 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.8%±38.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Surry and Kittery 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% |
7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.6% ME: 74.3% |
92.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 19% below ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.3%±10.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Hope 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 | — | — |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | Surry Public Schools | Hope Public Schools |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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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.