Compare towns
Mapleton vs Kittery vs Gray
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 affordable homes ($192k median).
Kittery has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
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 | Mapleton | Kittery | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
10,473Highest |
8,429 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
| Kittery and Gray 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% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Gray 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% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25kLowest 23% above ME |
$93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
| Gray and Kittery 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 |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Kittery 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% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Gray 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 | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | None in town | Robert W Traip Academy | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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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.