Compare towns
Bath vs Belgrade vs Phippsburg
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%).
Belgrade has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
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 | Bath | Belgrade | Phippsburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
3,351 |
2,238Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.9% ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
47.3±14.6 6% above ME |
54.3±6.3Highest 21% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
22.6%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Belgrade and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±6.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% ME: 36.2% |
49.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
5.7%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Belgrade and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$88,338±$13k 18% above ME |
$107,833±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$312,200±$44k 5% above ME |
$335,800±$47kHighest 13% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Highest 8% below ME |
$857±$108Lowest 25% 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 | $3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$2,859 6% below ME |
$2,034Lowest 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
17.2%±35.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±98.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the ME average |
23 min 7% below ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
20.4%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Belgrade and Bath 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 | #31 of 133 in ME | #71 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 18 | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8 |
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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.