Compare towns
Arrowsic vs South Windham 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).
South Windham has the highest household income ($133k).
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 | South Windham | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 597Lowest |
1,212 |
8,815Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±8.7Highest 12% above ME |
36.5±13.2Lowest 19% 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% |
3.6%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 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%±11.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
7.3%±5.9Lowest 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% |
35.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.9%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| South Windham and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,107±$27k 33% above ME |
$133,223±$21kHighest 78% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
| South Windham and Arrowsic 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 |
$314,300±$81k 6% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,600±$412 40% above ME |
$1,824±$2kHighest 60% above ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
| South Windham 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 |
$2,941Lowest 3% below ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
0%±27.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Arrowsic 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% |
9.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.6% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 20% above ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9 ME: 15.9% |
24.5%±15.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| South Windham 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 |
| School district | — | — | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school 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.