Compare towns
Bath vs Chapman vs Ludlow
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%).
Chapman has the highest household income ($93k).
Ludlow has the most affordable homes ($134k 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 | Chapman | Ludlow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
388Lowest |
444 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
— | — |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
46.1±5.8Highest about the ME average |
| Ludlow 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% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Ludlow 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% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest 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% |
22.8% ME: 36.2% |
16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±3.1Lowest 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±$12k 7% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
$62,500±$21kLowest 16% below ME |
| Chapman 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±$30kHighest 5% above ME |
$185,700±$22k 37% below ME |
$133,900±$56kLowest 55% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Highest 8% below ME |
— | $988±$111Lowest 13% below ME |
| Bath and Ludlow 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 |
$1,850 39% below ME |
$1,655Lowest 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±94.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Ludlow 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% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the ME average |
23 min 6% below ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.8%±8 ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Ludlow 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 | — | — |
| High school in town | Morse High School | — | — |
| 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.