Compare towns
Bath vs Durham
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).
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | Durham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
4,262Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
42.6±5.9Lowest 5% below ME |
| Bath and Durham 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% |
19.7%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Durham and Bath 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% |
16.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±3.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Durham 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 |
$99,181±$5kHighest 33% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$322,200±$34kHighest 9% above ME |
| Durham 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 |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$3,781Lowest 25% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±40.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Durham 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% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Durham 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 | #14 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 05 |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8 |
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| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.