What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bath has the most affordable homes ($311k median).

Harvard has the highest household income ($214k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Bath	Harvard
People
Population	8,815Highest	6,927Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4%	+5.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	45.4±3Highest 17% above U.S.	44.1±4.7Lowest 13% above U.S.
	Bath and Harvard 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%	21.1%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22%
	Harvard and Bath 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%	16.3%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	42.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	62%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.5%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4%	3.8%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Bath and Harvard 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.	$213,996±$24kHighest 165% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$310,900±$30kLowest 7% below U.S.	$833,600±$54kHighest 151% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,044±$116Lowest 26% below U.S.	$1,321±$424Highest 7% below U.S.
	Harvard and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,847Lowest 23% above U.S.	$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51.3%±15.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	72.5%±51.5Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Harvard 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 U.S.: 12.5%	4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	64.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	89.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S.	1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 9% below U.S.	32 minHighest 20% above U.S.
Work from home	19.3%±6Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	44.8%±6.1Highest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#31 of 133 in ME	#12 of 282 in MA
School district	RSU 01 - LKRSU	Harvard
High school in town	Morse High School	The Bromfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	14.8Highest	11.0Lowest
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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.