Compare towns
Bath vs Dresden vs Harrison
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 renters (35.7% rent).
Dresden has the most kids (17% under 18).
Harrison has the most people working from home (22.3%).
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 | Dresden | Harrison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
1,645Lowest |
2,513 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
+3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
55.1±7.9 23% above ME |
56±3.6Highest 25% above ME |
| Harrison and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
17%±3.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
9.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Dresden and Bath 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% |
24.8%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.8%±7.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Harrison 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% |
30.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Dresden 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 |
$74,844±$22kHighest about the ME average |
$56,938±$6kLowest 24% below ME |
| 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 |
$240,100±$29kLowest 19% below ME |
$249,300±$70k 16% below ME |
| Bath and Harrison 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 |
$1,194±$502Highest 5% above ME |
$885±$193Lowest 22% below ME |
| Dresden 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 |
$2,500Lowest 18% below ME |
$2,731 10% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
13.2%±26Lowest ME: 48.4% |
27.5%±24.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Harrison 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% |
9.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.2% ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
33 minHighest 35% above ME |
31 min 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.3%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Harrison and Bath 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 | RSU 17/MSAD 17 |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | 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.