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Acworth vs Mount Desert vs Bath
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Acworth has the most kids (25.9% under 18).
Mount Desert has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.5%).
Bath has the most affordable homes ($234k median).
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 | Acworth | Mount Desert | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 851Lowest |
1,671Highest |
1,097 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
0% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.3±14.5Lowest 22% above U.S. |
54.9±8.2Highest 41% above U.S. |
48.6±8.6 25% above U.S. |
| Mount Desert and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.9%±16.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±5.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Acworth and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24%±9.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.1%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.1%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Desert and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
64.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±4.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Acworth and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,917±$5k about the U.S. average |
$92,813±$9kHighest 15% above U.S. |
$67,813±$22kLowest 16% below U.S. |
| Mount Desert and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,000±$34k 18% below U.S. |
$522,100±$66kHighest 57% above U.S. |
$234,400±$23kLowest 30% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,352±$291 4% below U.S. |
$1,341±$89Lowest 5% below U.S. |
$1,438±$309Highest about the U.S. average |
| Bath and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,695Highest 51% above U.S. |
$3,512Lowest 13% above U.S. |
$4,413 41% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.9%±31.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
5.9%±61.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mount Desert and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 31% above U.S. |
18 minLowest 32% below U.S. |
26 min 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.1%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.1%±9.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±3.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mount Desert and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Mount Desert Public Schools | Bath School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.