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Bath vs Hollis
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).
Hollis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.8%).
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 | Hollis |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
4,872Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
43.8±4.2Lowest about the ME average |
| Bath and Hollis 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% |
16.4%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hollis 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 ME: 22.4% |
16.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Hollis 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 |
$95,950±$24kHighest 28% above ME |
| Hollis and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$338,900±$27kHighest 14% above ME |
| Hollis and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,372±$293Highest 20% above ME |
| Hollis 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 |
$2,625Lowest 14% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.9%±30.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Hollis 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% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Hollis 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 | #88 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8 |
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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.