Compare towns
Bath vs Pittston vs Chapman
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%).
Pittston has the youngest population (median age 41.4).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
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 | Pittston | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
3,093 |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
41.4±5.9Lowest 8% below ME |
45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
| Chapman 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% |
17.2%±7.4 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Pittston 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% |
18.5%±6.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman 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% |
26.7% ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Pittston 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 |
$86,614±$18k 16% above ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Chapman and Pittston 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 |
$238,700±$66k 20% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Bath and Pittston 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 |
$1,080±$593Highest 5% below ME |
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| Pittston 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 |
$1,909 37% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston 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% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #31 of 133 in ME | #123 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | — |
| 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.