Compare towns
Wiscasset vs Kittery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wiscasset has the most affordable homes ($325k median).
Kittery has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
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 | Wiscasset | Kittery |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,874Lowest |
10,473Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±6.3Highest 9% above ME |
46.8±2.3Lowest 4% above ME |
| Wiscasset and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Kittery and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 28%±6.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Wiscasset and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Kittery and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,118±$37kLowest 5% below ME |
$93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
| Kittery and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,200±$26kLowest 10% above ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,518±$485Lowest 33% above ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
| Kittery and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,550Lowest 17% above ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.6%±15.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Kittery and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±10.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery and Wiscasset 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 | #108 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Wiscasset Public Schools | Kittery Public Schools |
| High school in town | Wiscasset Middle/High School | Robert W Traip Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.2Lowest |
9.9Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.