Kittery is a town in York County, Maine, United States, the oldest incorporated town in the state. Home to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Seavey's Island, Kittery includes Badger's Island, the seaside district of Kittery Point, the village of Kittery, and part of the Isles of Shoals. The southernmost town in the state, it is a tourist destination known for its many outlet stores. Kittery is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. The town's population was 10,070 at the 2020 census.

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How Kittery ranks

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Town numbers

ZIP code03904

Area code207

Living in Kittery

Housing in Kittery

$694K▲ 4.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Kittery home is worth about $694,000, up 4.1% in a year, 67% above the Maine typical home.

Only 4 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

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Safety in Kittery

B⁺

Safety Grade B+

Kittery reports less crime per resident than 68% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Maine has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Kittery sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000

Kittery 0.3

Maine 1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Kittery 10.4

Maine 9.6

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Kittery

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School Grade B

The public schools Kittery’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 58% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#17Best public schoolsof 133 in ME

DistrictKittery Public SchoolsSchools3

Horace Mitchell Primary School A-Elementary · Grades PK–3 · 315 students Shapleigh School BMiddle · Grades 4–8 · 357 students Robert W Traip Academy A+High · Grades 9–12 · 294 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within ME. Ratings are from neighbors.