Compare towns
Bath vs Ogunquit vs Mount Desert vs Kittery
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 affordable homes ($311k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Mount Desert has the shortest commute (18 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 | Mount Desert | Kittery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815 |
1,379Lowest |
1,671 |
10,473Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.5% ME: +2.6% |
+6.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
54.9±8.2 23% above ME |
46.8±2.3 4% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Bath and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
29.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Mount Desert 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% |
63.5% ME: 36.2% |
64.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
46% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±4.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Kittery 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 |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$92,813±$9k 24% above ME |
$93,728±$14k 25% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Kittery 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$522,100±$66k 76% above ME |
$468,500±$31k 58% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
— | $1,341±$89 18% above ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$3,512Lowest 16% above ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.9%±31.5 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Kittery 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% |
7.4% ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.8% ME: 74.3% |
67.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
1965 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
20 min 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.1%±9.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #31 of 133 in ME | — | — | #17 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — | Mount Desert Public Schools | Kittery Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | — | None in town | Robert W Traip Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | — | 9.9Lowest |
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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.