Compare towns
Bath vs Naples vs Wells
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).
Naples has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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 | Naples | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815 |
3,985Lowest |
11,713Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+18%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
49.8±6.8 11% above ME |
53.6±3.8Highest 20% above ME |
| Wells and Naples 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% |
15.6%±4 ME: 18.1% |
18%±3.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Wells and Naples 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% |
23.3%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wells and Bath 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% |
37.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Wells 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 |
$78,188±$13k 5% above ME |
$88,024±$11kHighest 18% above ME |
| Wells and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$340,100±$48k 15% above ME |
$485,300±$23kHighest 64% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,941±$625Highest 70% above ME |
$1,350±$297 19% above ME |
| Naples and Wells 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 |
$2,784Lowest 8% below ME |
$3,215 6% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
59.9%±40.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Naples 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% |
9.5% ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.5% ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
38 minHighest 56% above ME |
28 min 12% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
26.7%±11.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Naples 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 | #118 of 133 in ME | #22 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | Wells-Ogunquit CSD |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Lake Region High School | Wells High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
11.7 |
11.4Lowest |
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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.