Cost of living in Kittery, Maine
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,697 a month.
Kittery is a Census community, not a separate city government in Maine. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $84,730 a year.
- People
- 5,110
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,697
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $84,730
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $461,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,376
- York-Kittery-South Berwick, ME HUD Metro FMR Area
Kittery, Maine has about 5,110 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $461,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (York-Kittery-South Berwick, ME HUD Metro FMR Area) is $2,376 a month. That rate runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area, prices sit at 101.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Maine taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 5.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Kittery's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Maine home paid 32.41¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Kittery's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Maine in the table we use.
Among 95 places we list in Maine with a rent figure, 9 have higher typical rent than Kittery.
Nearby places
- Portsmouth
Typical rent $1,869
Compare with Kittery - South Eliot
Typical rent $2,155
Compare with Kittery - York Harbor
Typical rent $1,322
Compare with Kittery - Cape Neddick
Typical rent $1,750
Compare with Kittery - Dover
Typical rent $1,607
Compare with Kittery - Durham
Typical rent $1,302
Compare with Kittery - South Berwick
Typical rent $1,702
- Newmarket
Typical rent $1,701
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Maine
Bigger places in Maine
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.