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Kittery vs Sutton vs Gray
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 people working from home (22.7%).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
Gray has the youngest population (median age 43.4).
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 | Sutton | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
2,239Lowest |
8,429 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3 20% above U.S. |
48.1±4.1Highest 24% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| Sutton 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 U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
| Sutton and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Kittery and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Sutton 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. |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8k 18% above U.S. |
| Sutton and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,500±$31kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$362,600±$16kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 21% above U.S. |
$1,656±$614 17% above U.S. |
$1,371±$89Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kittery and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518 45% above U.S. |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Kittery and Sutton 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 | — | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | Kearsarge Regional School District | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | Kearsarge Regional High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
10.4 |
12.5Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.