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Kittery vs Waterville vs York
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waterville has the most affordable homes ($185k 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 | Waterville | York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,473Lowest |
17,077Highest |
13,986 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
35.5±2.5Lowest 21% 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%±2.9 ME: 18.1% |
14.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.1%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±2.5Lowest 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% |
30.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
53.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
18.1%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
$53,580±$4kLowest 28% below ME |
$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 |
$184,600±$21kLowest 38% below ME |
$636,400±$30kHighest 115% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$978±$72Lowest 14% 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 |
$2,755Lowest 9% below ME |
$4,658Highest 53% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.5%±8.7 ME: 48.4% |
56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| York and Waterville 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% |
20.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2% ME: 74.3% |
48.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 12 yrs older than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 19% below ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
24 minHighest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
16.6%±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 | #105 of 133 in ME | #13 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Kittery Public Schools | Waterville Public Schools | York Public Schools |
| High school in town | Robert W Traip Academy | Waterville Senior High School | York High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
12.8Highest |
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.