Compare towns
Bath vs Etna vs Ogunquit vs Brunswick
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).
Etna has the most affordable homes ($183k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Brunswick has the youngest population (median age 37.9).
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 | Etna | Ogunquit | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815 |
1,252Lowest |
1,379 |
17,652Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+12.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
41.9±3.4 6% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
20%±6.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±2.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Etna and Brunswick 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% |
18.5%±1.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
23%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% ME: 36.2% |
13.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
51.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±0.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$72,379±$16k 3% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$70,722±$5k 5% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Etna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
$183,000±$49kLowest 38% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$363,200±$18k 22% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
— | — | $1,465±$100Highest 29% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$1,745Lowest 43% below ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$4,477Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.8%±9.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Etna and Brunswick 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% |
15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
94.3% ME: 74.3% |
66.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
28 minHighest 12% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
18%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #31 of 133 in ME | — | — | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — | — | — |
| High school in town | Morse High School | — | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8 |
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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.