Compare towns
Bath vs Limerick vs Brunswick vs Ellsworth
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 oldest population (median age 45.4).
Limerick has the highest household income ($101k).
Brunswick has the most expensive homes ($376k median).
Ellsworth has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
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 | Limerick | Brunswick | Ellsworth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815 |
3,400Lowest |
22,336Highest |
8,657 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.3% ME: +2.6% |
+8.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
43±2.4 4% below ME |
| Bath and Ellsworth 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% |
18.7%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±2.2 ME: 18.1% |
18.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Limerick and Ellsworth 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% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Brunswick 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% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$74,952±$6k about the ME average |
$77,375±$18k 4% above ME |
| Limerick and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
$269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
$376,300±$15kHighest 27% above ME |
$242,300±$22kLowest 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,469±$99 29% above ME |
$1,017±$195Lowest 11% below ME |
| Limerick and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
$4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$3,262 7% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8 ME: 48.4% |
62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Ellsworth and Brunswick 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% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
9.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
71.2% ME: 74.3% |
66.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick 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 | — | #30 of 133 in ME | #63 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | Ellsworth Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | — | Brunswick High School | Ellsworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | 10.9Lowest |
12.7 |
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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.