Compare towns
Bath vs Belgrade vs Raymond
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).
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
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 | Raymond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
3,351Lowest |
4,610 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
47.3±14.6Highest 6% above ME |
47.3±4.1Highest 6% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.6%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Belgrade and Raymond 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% |
23.9%±6.4 ME: 22.4% |
22.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.1% ME: 36.2% |
49.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
5.7%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.1Lowest 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±$13kHighest 18% above ME |
$88,194±$20k 18% above ME |
| Belgrade and Raymond 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 |
$395,800±$42kHighest 33% above ME |
| Raymond 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 |
$965±$397 15% below ME |
| Bath and Raymond 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 |
$2,859Lowest 6% below ME |
$3,139 3% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
17.2%±35.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.3%±62.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Raymond 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% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
37 minHighest 50% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.4%±8.6 ME: 15.9% |
32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Raymond and Belgrade 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 | #112 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 18 | RSU 14 |
| 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.