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Bath vs Ogunquit vs Bowdoin vs Rockland
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1938).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Bowdoin has the most kids (19.1% under 18).
Rockland has the shortest commute (12 min average).
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 | Ogunquit | Bowdoin | Rockland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
1,379Lowest |
3,188 |
7,035 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5% ME: +2.6% |
-4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
44.3±10Lowest about the ME average |
49.3±6 10% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±6.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Bowdoin 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% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.4%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12k 7% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$91,239±$13k 22% above ME |
$56,533±$6kLowest 24% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$292,800±$71k about the ME average |
$245,800±$38kLowest 17% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
— | — | $1,092±$105Highest 4% below ME |
| Rockland and Bath 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 |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,375Lowest 11% above ME |
$4,059 34% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±15.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Rockland 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11% ME: 10.7% |
10.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
62%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1948 29 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
12 minLowest 50% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.1%±7.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #31 of 133 in ME | — | #28 of 133 in ME | #96 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | Rockland-Region 8 · RSU 13 |
| High school in town | Morse High School | — | None in town | Oceanside High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | — | 10.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.