Compare towns
Bath vs Etna vs Steuben
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3%).
Etna has the most homeowners (94.9%).
Steuben has the highest household income ($76k).
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 | Steuben |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
1,252Lowest |
1,388 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
41.9±3.4 6% below ME |
40.1±8.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| Bath and Etna 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% |
20%±6.7 ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Steuben and Etna 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% |
18.5%±1.1 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
18.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±0.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Steuben 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 |
$72,379±$16k 3% below ME |
$76,466±$4kHighest about the ME average |
| Steuben 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±$30kHighest 5% above ME |
$183,000±$49k 38% below ME |
$173,900±$32kLowest 41% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Highest 8% below ME |
— | $678±$319Lowest 40% below ME |
| Bath and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$1,745Lowest 43% below ME |
$2,029 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.3%±87.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Etna and Bath 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% |
5.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
28 min 12% above ME |
28 minHighest 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Steuben 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 | — | — |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — | RSU 24 |
| High school in town | Morse High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 6 photos → | 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.