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Bath vs North Windham vs Buxton
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).
North Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Buxton has the highest household income ($100k).
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 | North Windham | Buxton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
5,417Lowest |
8,512 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
42±3Lowest 6% below ME |
45.5±3.9Highest about the ME average |
| Buxton and Bath 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% |
16.6%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.2%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| North Windham and Buxton 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% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.2%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Buxton 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% ME: 36.2% |
30.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and North Windham 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 |
$88,522±$8k 18% above ME |
$100,144±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
| Buxton and North Windham 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 |
$342,800±$29k 16% above ME |
$356,800±$21kHighest 20% above ME |
| Buxton and North Windham 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 |
$1,248±$604 10% above ME |
$1,613±$266Highest 42% above ME |
| Buxton and North Windham 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 |
$3,546 17% above ME |
$3,422Lowest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3 ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±26.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and North Windham 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% |
6.1% ME: 10.7% |
2.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.1% ME: 74.3% |
80.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| North Windham 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 | — | #104 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| 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.