Compare towns
Bath vs Brunswick vs Patten
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%).
Patten has the most affordable homes ($128k median).
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 | Patten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815 |
22,336Highest |
1,154Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
+7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±2.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Brunswick 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% |
22.9%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% ME: 36.2% |
53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12k 7% below ME |
$74,952±$6kHighest about the ME average |
$51,484±$6kLowest 31% below ME |
| Brunswick 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±$30k 5% above ME |
$376,300±$15kHighest 27% above ME |
$127,600±$49kLowest 57% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$1,199Lowest 61% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Patten 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% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
71.2% ME: 74.3% |
82.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1966 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Brunswick 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 | — |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Brunswick High School | — |
| 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.