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North Berwick vs Kittery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Berwick has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
Kittery has the most people working from home (22.7%).
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 | North Berwick | Kittery |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,702Lowest |
10,473Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±8.2Lowest 10% below ME |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
| Kittery and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±6.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| North Berwick and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±7.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| North Berwick and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $98,317±$69kHighest 32% above ME |
$93,728±$14kLowest 25% above ME |
| North Berwick and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,900±$86kLowest 17% above ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$247Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,164Lowest 4% above ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.8%±35.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| North Berwick and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1965Highest 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 46% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.6%±7.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and North Berwick 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 | #82 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Kittery Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Robert W Traip Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.