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Saco vs Standish vs Kittery
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%).
Standish has the most homeowners (91.2%).
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 | Saco | Standish | Kittery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,819Highest |
10,662 |
10,473Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.9±1.5 about the ME average |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
| Kittery and Saco 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% |
16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Saco and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.5% ME: 36.2% |
36%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,241±$11kLowest 23% above ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
| Standish and Kittery 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 |
$336,000±$18kLowest 13% above ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,249±$385 10% above ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above 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 |
$3,005Lowest about the ME average |
$4,518 49% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±14 ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish 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% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8% ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 3% below ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 19%±3.6 ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Saco 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 | #18 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Saco Public Schools | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | Kittery Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Bonny Eagle High School | Robert W Traip Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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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.