Compare towns
Bath vs Freeport vs Topsham
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 affordable homes ($311k median).
Freeport has the most expensive homes ($508k median).
Topsham has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
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 | Topsham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
8,802 |
7,271Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.9% ME: +2.6% |
+11.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
48.8±4.3Highest 9% above ME |
45.6±4.9 about the ME average |
| Freeport and Topsham 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% |
19.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Topsham and Freeport 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%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.6%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Freeport and Topsham 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% |
52% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±2Lowest 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 |
$100,024±$18k 34% above ME |
| Freeport and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$388,500±$24k 31% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,439±$123 26% above ME |
$1,491±$1kHighest 31% above ME |
| Topsham and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 27% above ME |
$5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$4,431 46% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±14.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport 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% |
8.5% ME: 10.7% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
77.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75% 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 |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the ME average |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
24 min 3% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest 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 | #66 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 05 | — |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Freeport High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
12.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 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.