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Bath vs Gray vs Rumney vs Brewer
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 people working from home (19.3%).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Brewer has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Rumney | Brewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815 |
8,429 |
1,458Lowest |
9,652Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest 17% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
44.5±2.3 14% above U.S. |
40.1±4.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
| Bath and Rumney 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% |
18.7%±4.3 U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Brewer 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%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.1%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.4%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bath and Rumney 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% |
41.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
35%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.7%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brewer 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±$12k 14% below U.S. |
$95,236±$8kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$79,444±$21k about the U.S. average |
$66,613±$9kLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Gray and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30k 7% below U.S. |
$363,700±$20kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$309,800±$37k 7% below U.S. |
$245,300±$21kLowest 26% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,371±$89Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,064±$100 25% below U.S. |
$1,086±$54 23% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 23% above U.S. |
$3,683 18% above U.S. |
$4,716Highest 51% above U.S. |
$3,374Lowest 8% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.1%±21.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.7%±13.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
59.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1959 21 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below U.S. |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 24% above U.S. |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.4%±7 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bath and Rumney 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 | — | #32 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Rumney School District | Brewer Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | Brewer High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
12.5Lowest |
— | 14.0 |
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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.