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Bath vs Dover-Foxcroft vs Brunswick
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 oldest population (median age 45.4).
Dover-Foxcroft has the most affordable homes ($163k median).
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
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 | Dover-Foxcroft | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815 |
4,506Lowest |
17,652Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5% ME: +2.6% |
+12.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
38±4.1 15% below ME |
37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.2%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±2.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Dover-Foxcroft and Brunswick 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% |
21.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Brunswick 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% |
28.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12k 7% below ME |
$63,344±$6kLowest 15% below ME |
$70,722±$5kHighest 5% below ME |
| Brunswick 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±$30k 5% above ME |
$162,600±$12kLowest 45% below ME |
$363,200±$18kHighest 22% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$880±$97Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,465±$100Highest 29% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$1,916Lowest 37% below ME |
$4,477Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.8%±9.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Bath 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% |
15.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the ME average |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
23 min 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Brunswick 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 | #89 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 68/MSAD 68 | — |
| 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.