Compare towns
Appleton vs Bath vs Castle Hill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Castle Hill has the most affordable homes ($145k 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 | Appleton | Bath | Castle Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,360 |
8,815Highest |
281Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 49.2±7.4 10% above ME |
45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
57.8±15.8Highest 29% above ME |
| Castle Hill and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.2%±5.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bath and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±9.3 ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
44.8%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.1% ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±5.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $53,618±$19kLowest 28% below ME |
$69,390±$12kHighest 7% below ME |
$54,250±$14k 27% below ME |
| Bath and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,600±$33k 21% below ME |
$310,900±$30kHighest 5% above ME |
$145,300±$18kLowest 51% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,104±$82Highest 3% below ME |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$950±$574Lowest 17% below ME |
| Appleton and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,588 18% above ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$1,449Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
75%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Appleton and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.7% ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 23% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±9.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #31 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Appleton Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Morse High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8 |
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ME 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.