Compare towns
Bath vs Dedham vs Newburgh
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%).
Dedham has the highest household income ($111k).
Newburgh has the most affordable homes ($245k 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 | Dedham | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
1,656 |
1,475Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
46.5±2.2Highest 4% above ME |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
| Dedham and Newburgh 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% |
23.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Dedham and Newburgh 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% |
18.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Newburgh 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% |
49.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Newburgh 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 |
$111,442±$18kHighest 49% above ME |
$76,750±$10k about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
$356,400±$33kHighest 20% above ME |
$244,600±$20kLowest 18% below ME |
| Dedham and Bath 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 |
$1,422±$607Highest 25% above ME |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
| Dedham and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$3,942Highest 30% above ME |
$2,748Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
13%±85.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Newburgh 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% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 22% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.3%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Dedham 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 | Dedham Public Schools | — |
| 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.