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Bath vs Saco vs Casco
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).
Saco has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.3%).
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
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 | Saco | Casco |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815 |
20,819Highest |
3,696Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
+10.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
44.9±1.5Lowest about the ME average |
52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±2.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Saco and Bath 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%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Casco 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% ME: 36.2% |
43.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
32.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Saco 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 |
$92,241±$11kHighest 23% above ME |
$69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$413,100±$17kHighest 39% above ME |
$355,500±$58k 20% above ME |
| Saco and Casco 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 |
$1,249±$385 10% above ME |
$1,395±$184Highest 22% above ME |
| Casco and Saco 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 |
$4,807Highest 58% above ME |
$3,085Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.3%±14 ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Saco 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% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
72.8% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
24 minLowest 3% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Casco 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 | #38 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Saco Public Schools | RSU 61/MSAD 61 |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | 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.