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Bath vs Ellsworth vs Levant
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%).
Ellsworth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Levant has the most homeowners (81.4%).
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 | Ellsworth | Levant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
8,657 |
3,069Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
43±2.4 4% below ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
| Bath and Ellsworth 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% |
18.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Ellsworth 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% |
22.1%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Ellsworth 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% |
39.3% ME: 36.2% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Ellsworth 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 |
$77,375±$18k 4% above ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
| Levant and Ellsworth 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 |
$242,300±$22kLowest 18% below ME |
$268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
| Bath and Levant 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 |
$1,017±$195Lowest 11% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$3,262 7% above ME |
$2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Ellsworth 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% |
9.3% ME: 10.7% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
66.7% ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
25 min about the ME average |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±2.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #31 of 133 in ME | #63 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Ellsworth Public Schools | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Ellsworth High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
12.7Lowest |
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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.