Compare towns
Bath vs Casco vs Raymond vs Ellsworth
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).
Casco has the oldest population (median age 52).
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
Ellsworth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
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 | Casco | Raymond | Ellsworth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
3,696Lowest |
4,610 |
8,657 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.3% ME: +2.6% |
+8.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
47.3±4.1 6% above ME |
43±2.4Lowest 4% below ME |
| Casco and Raymond 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% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Raymond and Ellsworth 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% |
26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.2%±5.5 ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Casco 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% |
32.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Ellsworth 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 |
$69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
$88,194±$20kHighest 18% above ME |
$77,375±$18k 4% above ME |
| Raymond and Ellsworth 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 |
$355,500±$58k 20% above ME |
$395,800±$42kHighest 33% above ME |
$242,300±$22kLowest 18% below ME |
| Raymond and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,395±$184Highest 22% above ME |
$965±$397Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,017±$195 11% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$3,085Lowest about the ME average |
$3,139 3% above ME |
$3,262 7% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
38.3%±62.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Ellsworth 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% |
11% ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.7% ME: 74.3% |
66.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 23% above ME |
37 minHighest 50% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10 ME: 15.9% |
32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Raymond and Casco 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 | — | #112 of 133 in ME | #63 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | RSU 14 | Ellsworth Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | None in town | Ellsworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | — | 12.7Lowest |
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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.