Living in Kittery Point, ME
Kittery Point is a tiny town of 935 people in York County, Maine. It's about 39 miles from Manchester, NH and 55 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $482k and rent runs about $2k a month.
935people
$482kTypical home
$1,791/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
59"Snow
230Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 935
- Part of a metro area
- About 490 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Boston, MA
- 39 mi to Manchester, NH
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $482k (≈$3,038/mo)
- Median rent $1,791/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (86 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (787 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 29% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to PSM airport
- 43 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 89 ft
- Right on the coast
- 39 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 515 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 187 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Maine districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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