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Arrowsic vs Bath vs Naples

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).
Naples has the most people working from home (26.7%).

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.

MeasureArrowsicBathNaples
People
Population
597Lowest
8,815Highest
3,985
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+3%Highest
ME: +2.6%
+1.4%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
50.3±8.7Highest
12% above ME
45.4±3Lowest
about the ME average
49.8±6.8
11% above ME
Arrowsic and Naples 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%
15.6%±4
ME: 18.1%
Arrowsic and Naples 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%±4.1
ME: 22.4%
23.3%±5.4Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Arrowsic and Bath 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%
37.9%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.2%±2.7
ME: 5.8%
5.5%±2Highest
ME: 5.8%
2.7%±1.9Lowest
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±$12kLowest
7% below ME
$78,188±$13k
5% above ME
Arrowsic and Naples 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
$340,100±$48k
15% above ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,600±$412
40% above ME
$1,044±$116Lowest
8% below ME
$1,941±$625Highest
70% above ME
Naples and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,521
16% above ME
$3,847Highest
27% above ME
$2,784Lowest
8% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
51.3%±15.2
ME: 48.4%
59.9%±40.1Highest
ME: 48.4%
Naples 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%
9.5%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.3%Highest
ME: 74.3%
64.3%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
87.5%
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985
8 yrs newer than ME
1938Lowest
39 yrs older than ME
1988Highest
11 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 min
20% above ME
24 minLowest
about the ME average
38 minHighest
56% above ME
Work from home
20.6%±9
ME: 15.9%
19.3%±6Lowest
ME: 15.9%
26.7%±11.8Highest
ME: 15.9%
Naples and Arrowsic 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 #118 of 133 in ME
School district — RSU 01 - LKRSU RSU 61/MSAD 61
High school in town — Morse High School Lake Region High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
14.8Highest
11.7Lowest
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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.