Compare towns
Bath vs Brookfield vs Elmore
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Elmore has the most kids (23.4% under 18).
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 | Brookfield | Elmore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
1,486 |
964Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 17% above U.S. |
47±5.9Highest 21% above U.S. |
45±3.5Lowest 16% above U.S. |
| Brookfield 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 U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
23.4%±9.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Elmore and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.6%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brookfield and Bath 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
45.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
47.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bath and Brookfield 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 14% below U.S. |
$98,500±$23k 22% above U.S. |
$98,750±$24kHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Elmore and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$339,300±$15kHighest about the U.S. average |
$315,800±$47k 5% below U.S. |
| Brookfield and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 26% below U.S. |
$975±$306Lowest 31% below U.S. |
$1,225±$263Highest 13% below U.S. |
| Elmore and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 23% above U.S. |
$4,560 46% above U.S. |
$5,066Highest 62% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
30.4%±27.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.8%±65.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bath and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
37 minHighest 38% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
27.3%±10.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.4%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brookfield 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 | — | — |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| 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 |
U.S. 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.