Compare towns
Newcastle vs Kittery vs Cushing
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newcastle has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Kittery has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Cushing has the most homeowners (84.7%).
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 | Newcastle | Kittery | Cushing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,913 |
10,473Highest |
1,460Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.4±7Highest 10% above ME |
46.8±2.3Lowest 4% above ME |
48.8±7.7 9% above ME |
| Newcastle and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±3.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Newcastle and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±1.4 ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±0.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.1% ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
38.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Kittery and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,868±$33k 20% above ME |
$93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
$83,500±$19kLowest 12% above ME |
| Kittery and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $398,000±$41kLowest 34% above ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$409,800±$44k 38% above ME |
| Kittery and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,363±$81Lowest 20% above ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,553±$376 36% above ME |
| Kittery and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,256 40% above ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$3,944Lowest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.8%±16.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Kittery and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 30% below ME |
20 min 19% below ME |
23 minHighest 5% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.2%±4.6 ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Newcastle 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 | — | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 13 |
| High school 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.