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Bath vs Jackson vs Liberty
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 expensive homes ($311k median).
Jackson has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
Liberty has the most kids (19.4% 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 | Jackson | Liberty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
567Lowest |
969 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
37.7±5.8Lowest 16% below ME |
40.5±6.8 10% below ME |
| Bath and Liberty 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% |
17.1%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Liberty and Jackson 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% |
17.5%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±2.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% ME: 36.2% |
41.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$75,167±$19kHighest about the ME average |
$71,146±$15k 5% below ME |
| Jackson and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kHighest 5% above ME |
$231,500±$16k 22% below ME |
$229,600±$31kLowest 23% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Highest 8% below ME |
$629±$12 45% below ME |
$559±$193Lowest 51% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$2,651 13% below ME |
$2,434Lowest 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
6.3%±60.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.5%±42.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.8% ME: 10.7% |
14.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
78.6% ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
35 min 41% above ME |
38 minHighest 56% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.3%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
14.4%±8.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Jackson 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 | — | — |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 |
| High school in town | Morse High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.