Compare towns
Bath vs Mapleton vs Brunswick vs Phippsburg
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).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).
Phippsburg has the oldest population (median age 54.3).
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 | Mapleton | Brunswick | Phippsburg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815 |
1,884Lowest |
22,336Highest |
2,238 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
54.3±6.3Highest 21% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±2.2 ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
34.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$74,952±$6k about the ME average |
$107,833±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Mapleton 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 |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$376,300±$15kHighest 27% above ME |
$335,800±$47k 13% above ME |
| Brunswick and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME |
$1,022±$346 10% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$2,034 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±98.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick 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 ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
71.2% ME: 74.3% |
81.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
23 min 5% below ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7 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 | — |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | Brunswick High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | 10.9Lowest |
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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.