Compare towns
Bath vs Bowdoinham vs Lisbon
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).
Bowdoinham has the highest household income ($108k).
Lisbon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
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 | Bowdoinham | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815 |
3,142Lowest |
9,750Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5% ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
51.9±13.1Highest 16% above ME |
38.4±2.9Lowest 14% below ME |
| Bowdoinham and Bath 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% |
17.5%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lisbon and Bowdoinham 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% |
21.4%±6.7 ME: 22.4% |
16.2%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Bowdoinham 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% |
43.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Lisbon 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 |
$108,479±$21kHighest 45% above ME |
$77,819±$9k 4% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
$405,500±$105kHighest 37% above ME |
$258,300±$26kLowest 13% below ME |
| Bowdoinham and Bath 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 |
— | $979±$286Lowest 14% below ME |
| Bath and Lisbon 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 |
$2,958Lowest about the ME average |
$3,324 9% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
100%±19.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
43.4%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 12.4% ME: 10.7% |
13.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
27 min 10% above ME |
29 minHighest 17% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
22%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.1%±9.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bowdoinham 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 | #73 of 133 in ME | #60 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | Lisbon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | Lisbon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Lowest |
— | 15.8Highest |
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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.