Compare towns
Arrowsic vs Bath vs Damariscotta
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arrowsic has the most expensive homes ($584k median).
Bath has the most affordable homes ($311k median).
Damariscotta has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Arrowsic | Bath | Damariscotta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 597Lowest |
8,815Highest |
2,192 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±8.7Highest 12% above ME |
45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
49.3±8.6 10% above ME |
| Arrowsic and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±7.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Arrowsic and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±11.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31.2%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Arrowsic and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
41.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,107±$27kHighest 33% above ME |
$69,390±$12k 7% below ME |
$59,423±$11kLowest 20% below ME |
| Arrowsic and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $584,200±$150kHighest 97% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$363,500±$42k 23% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,600±$412Highest 40% above ME |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,027±$88Lowest 10% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,521Lowest 16% above ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$3,806 25% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
68.2%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Damariscotta and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12.4% ME: 10.7% |
11.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
70% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
13.2%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Arrowsic and Bath 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 | — | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Great Salt Bay CSD |
| High school in town | — | Morse High School | None in town |
| 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.