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Baltimore vs Bath vs Cavendish

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Baltimore has the highest household income ($108k).
Bath has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Cavendish has the most people working from home (18.5%).

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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.

MeasureBaltimoreBathCavendish
People
Population
361Lowest
1,097
1,242Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
0%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
51.2±10.3Highest
32% above U.S.
48.6±8.6
25% above U.S.
45.2±5.9Lowest
16% above U.S.
Baltimore and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
8.9%±6.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.3%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.3%±4.8
U.S.: 22%
Bath and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
14.7%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
26.1%±2.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.6%±2
U.S.: 17.2%
Bath and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
26.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
39.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±2
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cavendish and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$107,500±$16kHighest
33% above U.S.
$67,813±$22kLowest
16% below U.S.
$89,063±$29k
10% above U.S.
Baltimore and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$219,400±$27kLowest
34% below U.S.
$234,400±$23k
30% below U.S.
$285,100±$40kHighest
14% below U.S.
Cavendish and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,438±$309Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,000±$546Lowest
29% below U.S.
Bath and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,329
39% above U.S.
$4,413Highest
41% above U.S.
$3,948Lowest
27% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
26.7%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
5.9%±61.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
28.9%±27Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Cavendish and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
1.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
90.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 min
21% below U.S.
26 minHighest
3% below U.S.
19 minLowest
30% below U.S.
Work from home
9.8%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.1%±3.2
U.S.: 15.1%
18.5%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Cavendish and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Bath School District Green Mountain Unified School District #77
High school in town — None in town None in town
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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.