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Bath vs Bangor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3%).
Bangor has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Bath | Bangor |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,815Lowest |
31,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Bangor and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kHighest 7% below ME |
$59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
| Bath and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kHighest 5% above ME |
$219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,055±$43Highest 7% below ME |
| Bangor and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$3,076Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bangor and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1954Highest 23 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the ME average |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #31 of 133 in ME | #37 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Bangor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
13.3Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.