Compare towns
Arrowsic vs Levant vs Bath
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).
Levant has the most affordable homes ($269k median).
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
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 | Levant | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 597Lowest |
3,069 |
8,815Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±8.7Highest 12% above ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
| Arrowsic and Bath 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% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Arrowsic and Levant 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% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1 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% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest 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 |
$86,071±$22k 15% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
| Arrowsic and Levant 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 |
$268,500±$27kLowest 9% below ME |
$310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,600±$412Highest 40% above ME |
$1,370±$120 20% above ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
| Arrowsic and Levant 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 |
$2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Levant 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% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 20% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 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 | — | #124 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.