Compare towns
Arrowsic vs Surry 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).
Surry has the most affordable homes ($296k 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 | Surry | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 597Lowest |
1,836 |
8,815Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±8.7 12% above ME |
52.4±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
| Surry 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% |
16.6%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Arrowsic and Surry 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% |
30.9%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Arrowsic and Surry 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% |
38.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1Lowest 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 |
$74,508±$12k about the ME average |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
| Arrowsic and Surry 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 |
$296,300±$36kLowest about the ME average |
$310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,600±$412Highest 40% above ME |
$969±$129Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,521 16% above ME |
$1,903Lowest 37% below ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Surry 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% |
7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.6% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 20% above ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5Lowest 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 | — | — | #31 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Surry Public Schools | 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.