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Kittery is a big small town of 5,110 people in York County, Maine. It's about 36 miles from Manchester, NH and 54 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $461k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,110people
$461kTypical home
$1,697/moRent
80° / 33°Summer / winter
57"Snow
230Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,110
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,826 people per sq mi
- 54 mi to Boston, MA
- 36 mi to Manchester, NH
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $461k (≈$2,910/mo)
- Median rent $1,697/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (35 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,003 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to PSM airport
- 44 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 62 ft
- Right on the coast
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 532 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 198 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- York County: D+10 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk