Compare towns
Bath vs Gardiner vs Ogunquit vs Ellsworth
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).
Gardiner has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Ellsworth has the most kids (18.4% 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 | Ogunquit | Ellsworth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
6,088 |
1,379Lowest |
8,657 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
42±3.6Lowest 6% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43±2.4 4% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Ellsworth and Gardiner 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% |
19.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% ME: 36.2% |
29.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Ellsworth 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 |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$77,375±$18k 4% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Ellsworth 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 |
$221,600±$19kLowest 25% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$242,300±$22k 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,113±$191Highest about the ME average |
— | $1,017±$195Lowest 11% 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 | $3,847 27% above ME |
$2,742Lowest 10% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,262 7% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
44.6%±13.7 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Ellsworth 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% |
10.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
68.2% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1944 33 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
13.9%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #31 of 133 in ME | #36 of 133 in ME | — | #63 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | — | Ellsworth Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Gardiner Area High School | — | Ellsworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
11.8Lowest |
— | 12.7 |
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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.