Compare towns
Mapleton vs Bath vs Kittery vs Pittston
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 kids (22.2% under 18).
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Kittery has the most expensive homes ($469k median).
Pittston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
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 | Bath | Kittery | Pittston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
8,815 |
10,473Highest |
3,093 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3% ME: +2.6% |
+6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
41.4±5.9Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kittery and Bath 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% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Pittston 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% |
25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and Bath 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% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Pittston 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 |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
$86,614±$18k 16% 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 |
$310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$238,700±$66k 20% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,080±$593 5% below ME |
| Kittery and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$1,909 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Bath 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% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.2% ME: 74.3% |
81%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1965 12 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Bath 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 | — | #31 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME | #123 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 11/MSAD 11 |
| High school in town | None in town | Morse High School | Robert W Traip Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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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.