Compare towns
Bath vs Newcastle vs Sedgwick
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).
Newcastle has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
Sedgwick has the oldest population (median age 52.4).
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 | Newcastle | Sedgwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
1,913 |
1,274Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
49.4±7 10% above ME |
52.4±4.2Highest 17% above ME |
| Sedgwick and Newcastle 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% |
17.8%±3.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Newcastle 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% |
24.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.5%±10.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Sedgwick 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
45.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2 ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Newcastle 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 |
$89,868±$33kHighest 20% above ME |
$70,446±$14k 6% below ME |
| Newcastle and Sedgwick 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 |
$398,000±$41kHighest 34% above ME |
$336,200±$49k 13% above ME |
| Newcastle and Sedgwick 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 |
$1,363±$81Highest 20% above ME |
$1,048±$770 8% below ME |
| Newcastle and Sedgwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$4,256Highest 40% above ME |
$2,545Lowest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
5.8%±16.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.1%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Sedgwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.6% ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the ME average |
17 minLowest 30% below ME |
23 min 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±4.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
12%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Newcastle 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 | — | — |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — | Sedgwick Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8 |
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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.