Compare towns
Bath vs Millinocket vs Woolwich
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3%).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($100k median).
Woolwich has the highest household income ($102k).
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 | Millinocket | Woolwich |
|---|---|---|---|
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| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
3,779 |
3,158Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
55.8±5.5 25% above ME |
| Millinocket and Woolwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Bath and Woolwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.4%±8.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
33.9%±8.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Woolwich 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% |
19.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12k 7% below ME |
$50,445±$11kLowest 32% below ME |
$102,175±$26kHighest 37% above ME |
| Woolwich 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±$30kHighest 5% above ME |
$99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
$254,500±$59k 14% below ME |
| Bath and Woolwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Highest 8% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$1,538Lowest 49% below ME |
$2,433 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
64.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Woolwich and Bath 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% |
18.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.5% ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1956 21 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±6.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Woolwich 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 | #98 of 133 in ME | #92 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| 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.