Compare towns
Arundel vs Bath vs Hollis
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arundel has the most kids (20.4% under 18).
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Hollis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.8%).
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 | Arundel | Bath | Hollis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,418Lowest |
8,815Highest |
4,872 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±6.4Lowest 9% below ME |
45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
43.8±4.2 about the ME average |
| Bath and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Arundel and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.8%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,597±$17kHighest 36% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$95,950±$24k 28% above ME |
| Arundel and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $421,300±$62kHighest 42% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$338,900±$27k 14% above ME |
| Arundel and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$495Highest 41% above ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,372±$293 20% above ME |
| Arundel and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,763 24% above ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$2,625Lowest 14% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.2%±22.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.9%±30.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9% ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 7%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Hollis 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 | #7 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME | #88 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | None in town | Morse High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8 |
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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.