Compare towns
South Eliot vs Kittery vs Boothbay
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
South Eliot has the highest household income ($99k).
Kittery has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Boothbay has the shortest commute (13 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.
| Measure | South Eliot | Kittery | Boothbay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,203 |
10,473Highest |
3,102Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8% ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 55.5±8 24% above ME |
46.8±2.3Lowest 4% above ME |
56.8±3.9Highest 27% above ME |
| Boothbay and South Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9 ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| South Eliot and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.8%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
35.4%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Boothbay and South Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.9% ME: 36.2% |
46%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Boothbay and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,299±$9kHighest 33% above ME |
$93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
$60,320±$17kLowest 19% below ME |
| South Eliot and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $475,600±$52kHighest 60% above ME |
$468,500±$31k 58% above ME |
$342,100±$43kLowest 15% above ME |
| South Eliot and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,155±$292Highest 89% above ME |
$1,716±$224 51% above ME |
$1,147±$121Lowest about the ME average |
| South Eliot and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,442 46% above ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$2,202Lowest 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.3%±29.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
30.4%±31Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| South Eliot and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
78.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 16% below ME |
20 min 19% below ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and South Eliot 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 | — | Kittery Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | Robert W Traip Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9 |
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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.