Compare towns
Bath vs Carmel vs Chapman
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 people working from home (19.3%).
Carmel has the oldest population (median age 46.4).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% 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 | Carmel | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
2,941 |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
46.4±4.5Highest 4% above ME |
45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
| Carmel and Chapman 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% |
18.6%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Carmel 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% |
16.5%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Chapman 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 |
$82,188±$22k 10% above ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Chapman and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kHighest 5% above ME |
$256,800±$37k 13% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Bath and Carmel 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 |
$1,276±$187Highest 12% above ME |
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| Carmel and Bath 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 |
$2,662 12% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±38.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Carmel and Bath 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% |
13.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.9% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±4.4 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #31 of 133 in ME | #77 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8 |
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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.