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Kittery vs Unity
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).
Unity has the most affordable homes ($207k median).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Unity |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
1,858Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Kittery and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$2,510Lowest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Unity and Kittery 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% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 19% below ME |
21 minHighest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Unity 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 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | Ecology Learning Ctr |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
12.4Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.