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Newfields vs Wilmot vs Kittery

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Wilmot has the most affordable homes ($400k median).
Kittery has the shortest commute (20 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.

MeasureNewfieldsWilmotKittery
People
Population
2,023
1,487Lowest
10,473Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.1±1.8Lowest
13% above U.S.
53±2.4Highest
36% above U.S.
46.8±2.3
20% above U.S.
Kids under 18
18.9%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.1%±3.2
U.S.: 22%
14.7%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Newfields and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
13.6%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
24.3%±4.6
U.S.: 17.2%
26.9%±4.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Kittery and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
68.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
58.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
46%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.5%±7.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.5%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
Newfields and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$197,885±$15kHighest
145% above U.S.
$117,759±$15k
46% above U.S.
$93,728±$14kLowest
16% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$646,400±$34kHighest
94% above U.S.
$399,600±$43kLowest
20% above U.S.
$468,500±$31k
41% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,875±$323Highest
33% above U.S.
$1,125±$289Lowest
20% below U.S.
$1,716±$224
21% above U.S.
Newfields and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
$6,651
113% above U.S.
$4,518Lowest
45% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.3%±40.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
41.1%±41.8
U.S.: 51.1%
38.8%±14.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Newfields and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
83.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
67.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1988
8 yrs newer than U.S.
1965Lowest
15 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
33 minHighest
23% above U.S.
20 minLowest
24% below U.S.
Work from home
25.5%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.9%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.7%±7.2
U.S.: 15.1%
Newfields and Kittery 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 Newfields School District — Kittery Public Schools
High school in town None in town — Robert W Traip Academy
Students per teacherat that high school — —
9.9
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U.S. 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.