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Saco vs Kittery vs Bath
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Saco has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.3%).
Kittery has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Bath has the most affordable homes ($311k median).
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 | Saco | Kittery | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,819Highest |
10,473 |
8,815Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.9±1.5Lowest about the ME average |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
| Kittery and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±2.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Saco and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.5% ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,241±$11k 23% above ME |
$93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
| Kittery and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $413,100±$17k 39% above ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,249±$385 10% above ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kittery and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,807Highest 58% above ME |
$4,518 49% above ME |
$3,847Lowest 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±14 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.2% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1965 12 yrs older than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 3% below ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
24 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 19%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Bath 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 | #38 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Saco Public Schools | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | None in town | Robert W Traip Academy | Morse High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.