Compare towns
Bath vs Monroe vs Morrill
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 people working from home (19.3%).
Monroe has the highest household income ($81k).
Morrill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
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 | Monroe | Morrill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
1,001 |
914Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.6% ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
43.5±7 about the ME average |
39.8±6.1Lowest 11% below ME |
| Bath and Monroe 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% |
23.7%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Monroe and Morrill 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% |
22.6%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±4.9 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Monroe 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 |
$81,300±$7kHighest 9% above ME |
$74,250±$18k about the ME average |
| Monroe and Morrill 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 |
$220,300±$57k 26% below ME |
$214,000±$18kLowest 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,165±$152Highest about the ME average |
$975±$891Lowest 14% below ME |
| Monroe 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 |
$2,207Lowest 27% below ME |
$2,472 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.9%±47.8 ME: 48.4% |
34.3%±45.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Monroe 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% |
11.3% ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
89.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
32 minHighest 28% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±4.4 ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Monroe 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 | RSU 71 |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | 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.