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Bath vs Boothbay 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%).
Boothbay has the shortest commute (13 min average).
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 | Boothbay | Phippsburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
3,102 |
2,238Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
56.8±3.9Highest 27% above ME |
54.3±6.3 21% above ME |
| Boothbay and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bath and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
35.4%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
34.4%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Boothbay and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% ME: 36.2% |
51.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Boothbay 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±$12k 7% below ME |
$60,320±$17kLowest 19% below ME |
$107,833±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$342,100±$43kHighest 15% above ME |
$335,800±$47k 13% above ME |
| Boothbay and Phippsburg 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 |
$1,147±$121Highest about the ME average |
$1,022±$346Lowest 10% below ME |
| Boothbay 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 |
$2,202 27% below ME |
$2,034Lowest 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.4%±31Lowest 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% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
78.4% ME: 74.3% |
81.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the ME average |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
21 min 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Phippsburg 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 | — | — |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | Morse High School | — | 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.