Compare towns
Bath vs Freeport vs Eliot vs Woolwich
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).
Freeport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
Eliot has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Woolwich has the most homeowners (95.5%).
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 | Freeport | Eliot | Woolwich |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
8,802 |
7,146 |
3,158Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
+10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3% ME: +2.6% |
-0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
48.8±4.3 9% above ME |
50.8±5.9 13% above ME |
55.8±5.5Highest 25% above ME |
| Woolwich and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
15%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Freeport and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.7%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2 ME: 22.4% |
33.9%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Woolwich and Eliot 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 ME: 36.2% |
59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.6% ME: 36.2% |
52.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Freeport 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 |
$107,326±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$101,522±$10k 36% above ME |
$102,175±$26k 37% above ME |
| Freeport and Woolwich 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 |
$508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$498,900±$62k 68% above ME |
$254,500±$59kLowest 14% below ME |
| Freeport and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,439±$123 26% above ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
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| Eliot and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$4,549 50% above ME |
$2,433Lowest 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9 ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1 ME: 48.4% |
64.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Woolwich and Freeport 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% |
8.5% ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
77.6% ME: 74.3% |
79.8% ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
24 min 4% below ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Freeport 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 | #4 of 133 in ME | #19 of 133 in ME | #92 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 05 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Freeport High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
12.2Lowest |
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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.