Compare towns
Arrowsic vs Winthrop 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).
Winthrop has the most people working from home (23.1%).
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 | Winthrop | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 597Lowest |
6,191 |
8,815Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±8.7Highest 12% above ME |
43.6±5.3Lowest about the ME average |
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%±7.8 ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Winthrop and Arrowsic 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% |
23.4%±5Lowest 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% |
40%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Winthrop 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 |
$86,470±$4k 16% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
| Arrowsic and Winthrop 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 |
$294,800±$41kLowest about the ME average |
$310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,600±$412Highest 40% above ME |
$892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,521 16% above ME |
$3,506Lowest 15% above ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4 ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Winthrop 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% |
12.9% ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
92.5% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 20% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9 ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Winthrop 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 | — | #12 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Winthrop Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | — | Winthrop High School | Morse High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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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.