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Bath vs South Windham
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 kids (15.5% under 18).
South Windham has the highest household income ($133k).
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 | South Windham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
1,212Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
36.5±13.2Lowest 19% below ME |
| Bath and South Windham 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% |
3.6%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
7.3%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.9%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| South Windham and Bath 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 |
$133,223±$21kHighest 78% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$314,300±$81kHighest 6% above ME |
| South Windham and Bath 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 |
$1,824±$2kHighest 60% above ME |
| South Windham 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 |
$2,941Lowest 3% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±27.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.5%±15.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| South Windham 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 | — |
| High school in town | Morse High School | — |
| 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.