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Bath vs Perry vs Robbinston
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%).
Perry has the most kids (24.1% under 18).
Robbinston has the shortest commute (22 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 | Perry | Robbinston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
744 |
621Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-6.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
45.5±11.4 about the ME average |
48.1±2.7Highest 7% above ME |
| Robbinston and Perry 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% |
24.1%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
21%±6.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.1%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Robbinston 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% |
31.6% ME: 36.2% |
27.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Perry 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 |
$82,056±$4kHighest 10% above ME |
$68,333±$13kLowest 9% below ME |
| Perry and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kHighest 5% above ME |
$196,400±$13kLowest 34% below ME |
$228,000±$41k 23% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
— | $1,232±$808Highest 8% above ME |
| Robbinston and Bath 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 |
$3,132 3% above ME |
$1,478Lowest 51% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
27.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.6%±26.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Robbinston and Bath 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% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
26 minHighest 6% above ME |
22 minLowest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
23.4%±11.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Perry 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 | Perry Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.