Compare towns
Bath vs Brunswick vs Otis
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).
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).
Otis has the highest household income ($101k).
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 | Brunswick | Otis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815 |
22,336Highest |
705Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
+7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
54.7±3.1Highest 22% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±2.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±7.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Brunswick and Otis 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% |
22.9%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
20.9%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Brunswick 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% |
53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$74,952±$6k about the ME average |
$101,250±$27kHighest 35% above ME |
| Otis and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
$376,300±$15kHighest 27% above ME |
$282,500±$23kLowest 5% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,469±$99 29% above ME |
$1,563±$734Highest 37% above ME |
| Otis and Brunswick 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 |
$4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$2,263Lowest 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
35.7%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick 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% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
71.2% ME: 74.3% |
89.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
42 minHighest 69% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick 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 | #30 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | Otis Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Brunswick High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
10.9Lowest |
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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.