Compare towns
Kittery vs Vinalhaven vs Bath
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 highest household income ($94k).
Vinalhaven has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
Bath has the most affordable homes ($311k 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 | Vinalhaven | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,473Highest |
1,216Lowest |
8,815 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
65.1±3.9Highest 45% above ME |
45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±2.9 ME: 18.1% |
11.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Bath and Kittery 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% |
50.4%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
45.7% ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Kittery 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 |
$72,963±$11k about the ME average |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
| Kittery and Vinalhaven 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 |
$428,400±$44k 44% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
| Kittery and Vinalhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,017±$924Lowest 11% below ME |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$3,598Lowest 19% above ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.6%±41.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Vinalhaven and Bath 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% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2% ME: 74.3% |
86.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 12 yrs older than ME |
1966Highest 11 yrs older than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 19% below ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
24 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Vinalhaven 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 | — | #31 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | — | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | — | Morse High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 14.8Highest |
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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.