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Bath vs Cornish
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%).
Cornish has the most homeowners (79.2%).
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 | Cornish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Bath and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bath and Cornish 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% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Cornish 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% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kHighest 7% below ME |
$68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
| Bath and Cornish 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 |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
| Cornish 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 |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Cornish 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% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1958Highest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.