Compare towns
Bath vs Gardiner vs Mapleton
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 expensive homes ($311k median).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% 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 | Gardiner | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
6,088 |
1,884Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
42±3.6 6% below ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
| Bath and Gardiner 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% |
16.6%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Gardiner 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% |
19.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Mapleton 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 |
$71,782±$10k 4% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
| Mapleton and Gardiner 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 |
$221,600±$19k 25% below ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,113±$191Highest about the ME average |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
| Gardiner and Bath 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 |
$2,742 10% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.6%±13.7 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Gardiner 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% |
10.5% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
68.2% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1944 33 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.9%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Gardiner 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 | #36 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Gardiner Area High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
11.8Lowest |
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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.