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Bath vs Durham vs Brunswick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the oldest population (median age 45.4).
Durham has the highest household income ($124k).
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Lowest |
15,080 |
17,652Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest 17% above U.S. |
20.8±0.3Lowest 47% below U.S. |
37.9±2.2 about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
10.3%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.1%±2.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Brunswick 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
11.5%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
75.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
55.1%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
15.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$124,056±$21kHighest 54% above U.S. |
$70,722±$5k 12% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$504,300±$41kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$363,200±$18k 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,429±$143 about the U.S. average |
$1,465±$100Highest 4% above U.S. |
| Brunswick and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 23% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,477 44% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
66.4%±16Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.8%±9.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Durham and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
15.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
64.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
66.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 9% below U.S. |
19 minLowest 27% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.4%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | #9 of 120 in NH | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Oyster River Coop School District | — |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Oyster River High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
12.3Lowest |
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U.S. 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.