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Bath vs Ellsworth vs Middlesex vs Hermon
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 most renters (35.7% rent).
Ellsworth has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
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 | Ellsworth | Middlesex | Hermon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
8,657 |
1,943Lowest |
6,727 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+19.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest 17% above U.S. |
43±2.4 11% above U.S. |
44.4±3.9 14% above U.S. |
41.1±4.7Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Bath and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.4%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
21.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Hermon and Middlesex 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% |
22.1%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
39.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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 14% below U.S. |
$77,375±$18k 4% below U.S. |
$109,632±$13kHighest 36% above U.S. |
$96,629±$22k 20% above U.S. |
| Middlesex and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30k 7% below U.S. |
$242,300±$22kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$376,300±$40kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$333,600±$32k about the U.S. average |
| Middlesex and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 26% below U.S. |
$1,017±$195Lowest 28% below U.S. |
$1,333±$359 6% below U.S. |
$1,406±$202Highest about the U.S. average |
| Hermon and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 23% above U.S. |
$3,262 5% above U.S. |
$6,483Highest 108% above U.S. |
$2,761Lowest 11% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
62.1%±15.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
28.2%±19.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
9.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
66.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1986 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
2000Highest 20 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below U.S. |
25 min 7% below U.S. |
27 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.1%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28.4%±10.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.8%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlesex 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 | #63 of 133 in ME | — | #54 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Ellsworth Public Schools | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Hermon Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Ellsworth High School | None in town | Hermon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
12.7Lowest |
— | 14.6 |
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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.