Compare towns
Mapleton vs Augusta vs Kittery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mapleton has the most homeowners (79.9%).
Augusta has the most renters (46.2% rent).
Kittery has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
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 | Mapleton | Augusta | Kittery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
19,077Highest |
10,473 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2% ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
42.5±2.4 5% below ME |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
| Kittery and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±2.6 ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.5%±2.6 ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% ME: 36.2% |
28.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
| Kittery and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$201,000±$18k 32% below ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$919±$79 19% below ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,465 19% below ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
49.2%±8.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Augusta and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% ME: 10.7% |
18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
20 min 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Augusta 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 | — | #119 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | Kittery Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Cony | Robert W Traip Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 17.9Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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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.