Compare towns
Bath vs Standish vs Winthrop
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).
Standish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Winthrop has the most kids (22.9% 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 | Standish | Winthrop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815 |
10,662Highest |
6,191Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
43.6±5.3 about the ME average |
| Bath and Winthrop 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% |
16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Winthrop and Standish 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% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.4%±5 ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Winthrop 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% |
36%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
40% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$86,470±$4k 16% above ME |
| Standish and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
$336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
$294,800±$41kLowest about the ME average |
| Standish and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Highest 8% below ME |
$983±$453 14% below ME |
$892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
| Bath and Standish 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 |
$3,005Lowest about the ME average |
$3,506 15% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2% ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
29 min 20% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Winthrop 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 | #18 of 133 in ME | #12 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | Winthrop Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Bonny Eagle High School | Winthrop High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
12.5 |
11.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.