Compare towns
Bath vs Naples vs Wiscasset
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%).
Naples has the most people working from home (26.7%).
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 | Wiscasset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
3,985 |
3,874Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4% ME: +2.6% |
+0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
49.8±6.8Highest 11% above ME |
48.8±6.3 9% above ME |
| Naples and Wiscasset 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% |
15.6%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Naples and Bath 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% |
28%±6.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wiscasset 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.9% ME: 36.2% |
36.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Naples 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±$13kHighest 5% above ME |
$71,118±$37k 5% below ME |
| Naples and Wiscasset 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±$48kHighest 15% above ME |
$325,200±$26k 10% above ME |
| Naples and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,941±$625Highest 70% above ME |
$1,518±$485 33% above ME |
| Naples and Wiscasset 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 |
$3,550 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
59.9%±40.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.6%±15.4Lowest 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% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
38 minHighest 56% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.7%±11.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
21.4%±10.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Naples and Wiscasset 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 | #108 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | Wiscasset Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Lake Region High School | Wiscasset Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
11.7 |
7.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.