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Augusta vs Bath vs Phippsburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Augusta has the most affordable homes ($201k median).
Bath has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3%).
Phippsburg has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Augusta | Bath | Phippsburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,077Highest |
8,815 |
2,238Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2% ME: +2.6% |
+3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.5±2.4Lowest 5% below ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
54.3±6.3Highest 21% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±2.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Augusta and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
34.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$69,390±$12k 7% below ME |
$107,833±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
$310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
$335,800±$47kHighest 13% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $919±$79Lowest 19% below ME |
$1,044±$116Highest 8% below ME |
$1,022±$346 10% below ME |
| Bath and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,465 19% below ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$2,034Lowest 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±8.3 ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±98.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12.4% ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
64.3% ME: 74.3% |
81.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 12 yrs older than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
24 minHighest about the ME average |
21 min 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Augusta 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 | #119 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | Cony | Morse High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 17.9Highest |
14.8Lowest |
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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.