Compare towns
Lamoine vs Kittery vs Owls Head
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lamoine has the most affordable homes ($325k median).
Kittery has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Owls Head has the shortest commute (16 min average).
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 | Lamoine | Kittery | Owls Head |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,782 |
10,473Highest |
1,482Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1% ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.6±7.3 11% above ME |
46.8±2.3Lowest 4% above ME |
52.6±6.6Highest 17% above ME |
| Owls Head and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15%±3.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9 ME: 18.1% |
13.6%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lamoine and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
31.9%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Owls Head and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Kittery and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,542±$15k 18% above ME |
$93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
$87,325±$7kLowest 17% above ME |
| Kittery and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,800±$43kLowest 10% above ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$413,300±$43k 39% above ME |
| Kittery and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$158Lowest 3% above ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,191±$386 5% above ME |
| Kittery and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,303Lowest 24% below ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$2,981 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.3%±16.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
29.9%±51.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Kittery and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4% ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 11% below ME |
20 min 19% below ME |
16 minLowest 34% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±5 ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.3%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Lamoine 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 | Lamoine Public Schools | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 13 |
| High school in town | None in town | Robert W Traip Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9 |
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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.