What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sugar Hill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.9%).

Kittery has the most kids (14.7% under 18).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Sugar Hill	Kittery
People
Population	658Lowest	10,473Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+14.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4%	+6.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	60.8±2.1Highest 56% above U.S.	46.8±2.3Lowest 20% above U.S.
Kids under 18	10.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22%	14.7%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22%
	Kittery and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	37.2%±12.7Highest U.S.: 17.2%	26.9%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
	Sugar Hill and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	59%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	46%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	4.5%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Kittery and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$154,091±$32kHighest 91% above U.S.	$93,728±$14kLowest 16% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$639,700±$50kHighest 92% above U.S.	$468,500±$31kLowest 41% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,208±$630Lowest 15% below U.S.	$1,716±$224Highest 21% above U.S.
	Kittery and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,340Highest 135% above U.S.	$4,518Lowest 45% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	40%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1%	38.8%±14.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Sugar Hill and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	0.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	6.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	95.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	67.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S.	1965Highest 15 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minHighest about the U.S. average	20 minLowest 24% below U.S.
Work from home	16.8%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	22.7%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1%
	Kittery and Sugar Hill 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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U.S. 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.