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Windsor vs Kittery vs Benton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Kittery has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Benton has the most affordable homes ($177k 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 | Windsor | Kittery | Benton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,690Lowest |
10,473Highest |
2,770 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±8 about the ME average |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
42.8±6Lowest 4% below ME |
| Kittery and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.9%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
21%±3.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Kittery and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,178±$5k 15% below ME |
$93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
$61,437±$5kLowest 18% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,800±$22k 23% below ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$176,700±$23kLowest 40% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,265±$400 11% above ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,110±$123Lowest about the ME average |
| Kittery and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,160 29% below ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$1,758Lowest 42% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±31.6 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Benton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 45% above ME |
20 min 19% below ME |
20 minLowest 21% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±4.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #44 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME | #85 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 12 | Kittery Public Schools | RSU 49/MSAD 49 |
| High school in town | None in town | Robert W Traip Academy | None in town |
| 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.