Compare towns
Arrowsic vs Bath vs Millinocket
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 renters (35.7% rent).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($100k 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 | Arrowsic | Bath | Millinocket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 597Lowest |
8,815Highest |
3,779 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±8.7 12% above ME |
45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
| Millinocket and Arrowsic 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%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Arrowsic and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±11.2 ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.4%±8.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Arrowsic 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% |
19.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Millinocket 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 |
$50,445±$11kLowest 32% 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±$30k 5% above ME |
$99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,600±$412Highest 40% above ME |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,521 16% above ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$1,538Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 16.1% ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1956 21 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±3Lowest 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 | #98 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — |
| High school 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.