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Northport vs Kittery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Northport has the most homeowners (87.6%).
Kittery has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
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 | Northport | Kittery |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,621Lowest |
10,473Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.6±3.8Highest 26% above ME |
46.8±2.3Lowest 4% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Kittery and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 39.2%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
46%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Kittery and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $73,523±$8kLowest about the ME average |
$93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
| Kittery and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $343,400±$36kLowest 16% above ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$299Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,721Lowest 10% below ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Northport and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Northport 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 | Northport Public Schools | Kittery Public Schools |
| High school in town | None 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.