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Bath vs Gray vs Nottingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Nottingham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.3%).
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 | Gray | Nottingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
8,429 |
5,357Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest 17% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
38.8±6.7Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Bath and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
23.9%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Nottingham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bath and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Nottingham and Bath 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 14% below U.S. |
$95,236±$8k 18% above U.S. |
$122,201±$20kHighest 51% above U.S. |
| Nottingham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$457,500±$26kHighest 38% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,371±$89 about the U.S. average |
$2,068±$1kHighest 46% above U.S. |
| Nottingham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 23% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$7,319Highest 135% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
92.1%±44.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Nottingham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
1.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1992Highest 12 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.2%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Nottingham 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | #15 of 120 in NH |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Nottingham School District |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
12.5Lowest |
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U.S. 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.