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Bath vs Denmark vs Dresden
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%).
Denmark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
Dresden has the most kids (17% 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 | Denmark | Dresden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
1,054Lowest |
1,645 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
54.4±5 21% above ME |
55.1±7.9Highest 23% above ME |
| Dresden and Denmark 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% |
15.6%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
17%±3.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Dresden and Denmark 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% |
31.8%±7.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.8%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Denmark 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% |
29.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2 ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Denmark 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 |
$64,167±$10kLowest 14% below ME |
$74,844±$22kHighest about the ME average |
| Dresden 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 |
$250,000±$68k 16% below ME |
$240,100±$29kLowest 19% below ME |
| Bath and Denmark 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 |
$1,409±$207Highest 24% above ME |
$1,194±$502 5% above ME |
| Denmark and Dresden 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 |
$2,259Lowest 26% below ME |
$2,500 18% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
13.2%±26Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Denmark 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% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
33 min 35% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.7%±6.4 ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Denmark 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 | — | RSU 02 |
| High school in town | Morse High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.