Compare towns
Bath vs Berwick vs Standish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).
Standish has the highest household income ($105k).
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 | Berwick | Standish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815 |
8,175Lowest |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
40.7±2.9 9% below ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Bath and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick and Standish 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% |
17.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Berwick 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$94,771±$24k 27% above ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
| Standish and Berwick 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 |
$369,100±$19kHighest 24% above ME |
$336,000±$18k 13% above ME |
| Berwick and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
| Berwick and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$4,436Highest 46% above ME |
$3,005Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Bath 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% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick 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 | #101 of 133 in ME | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | 12.5Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.