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Bath vs Phippsburg vs South Eliot
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 people working from home (19.3%).
Phippsburg has the highest household income ($108k).
South Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
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 | Phippsburg | South Eliot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
2,238Lowest |
4,203 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
54.3±6.3 21% above ME |
55.5±8Highest 24% above ME |
| South Eliot and Phippsburg 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% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.2%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Bath and South Eliot 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% |
34.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
32.8%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Phippsburg and South Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% ME: 36.2% |
37.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
1.2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Phippsburg 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 |
$107,833±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$99,299±$9k 33% above ME |
| Phippsburg and South Eliot 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 |
$335,800±$47k 13% above ME |
$475,600±$52kHighest 60% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,022±$346Lowest 10% below ME |
$2,155±$292Highest 89% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$2,034Lowest 33% below ME |
$4,442Highest 46% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±98.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
64.3%±29.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| South Eliot 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% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the ME average |
21 min 13% below ME |
21 minLowest 16% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and South Eliot 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 | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — |
| 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.