Compare towns
Bath vs Raymond vs Rockport
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 renters (35.7% rent).
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
Rockport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
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 | Raymond | Rockport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
4,610 |
3,675Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
+2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
47.3±4.1 6% above ME |
48.7±3.7Highest 9% above ME |
| Rockport and Raymond 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% |
19.1%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Rockport and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.2%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Rockport 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% |
49.3% ME: 36.2% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Rockport 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 |
$88,194±$20kHighest 18% above ME |
$86,979±$16k 16% above ME |
| Raymond and Rockport 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 |
$395,800±$42k 33% above ME |
$469,000±$50kHighest 58% above ME |
| Rockport and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$965±$397Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,194±$667Highest 5% above ME |
| Rockport 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 |
$3,139Lowest 3% above ME |
$5,764Highest 90% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
38.3%±62.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±42.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Rockport 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% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
37 minHighest 50% above ME |
11 minLowest 54% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Raymond 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 | #112 of 133 in ME | #8 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 14 | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | Camden Hills Regional H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | 12.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.