Compare towns
Bath vs Brooklin vs Sedgwick
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%).
Brooklin has the most kids (16.3% under 18).
Sedgwick has the oldest population (median age 52.4).
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 | Brooklin | Sedgwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
869Lowest |
1,274 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
49.2±3.7 10% above ME |
52.4±4.2Highest 17% above ME |
| Sedgwick and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Brooklin and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.5%±10.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Sedgwick 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% ME: 36.2% |
41.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooklin 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 |
$68,750±$8kLowest 8% below ME |
$70,446±$14kHighest 6% below ME |
| Sedgwick and Bath 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 |
$339,400±$90kHighest 14% above ME |
$336,200±$49k 13% above ME |
| Brooklin and Sedgwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,236±$137Highest 9% above ME |
$1,048±$770 8% below ME |
| Brooklin and Sedgwick 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 |
$1,792Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,545 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
29.5%±25Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.1%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Sedgwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
26 minHighest 4% above ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
12%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Brooklin 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 | Brooklin Public Schools | Sedgwick Public Schools |
| 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.