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Arrowsic vs Stoddard vs Bath

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Arrowsic has the most expensive homes ($584k median).
Stoddard has the oldest population (median age 53).
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.

MeasureArrowsicStoddardBath
People
Population
597Lowest
1,072
8,815Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+11.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
50.3±8.7
29% above U.S.
53±4Highest
36% above U.S.
45.4±3Lowest
17% above U.S.
Stoddard 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
U.S.: 22%
17.5%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
15.5%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Arrowsic and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
31.8%±11.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
24.4%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.2%±4.1
U.S.: 17.2%
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
U.S.: 35.7%
34.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.5%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
5.5%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Bath and Stoddard 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
23% above U.S.
$94,904±$11k
18% above U.S.
$69,390±$12kLowest
14% below U.S.
Arrowsic and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$584,200±$150kHighest
76% above U.S.
$330,300±$20k
about the U.S. average
$310,900±$30kLowest
7% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,600±$412Highest
13% above U.S.
$895±$751Lowest
37% below U.S.
$1,044±$116
26% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,521Lowest
13% above U.S.
$4,316Highest
38% above U.S.
$3,847
23% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
52.6%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.3%±15.2
U.S.: 51.1%
Stoddard 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
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
12.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
64.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 min
11% above U.S.
34 minHighest
27% above U.S.
24 minLowest
9% below U.S.
Work from home
20.6%±9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.5%±4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
19.3%±6
U.S.: 15.1%
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 — Stoddard School District 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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U.S. 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.