Compare towns
Bath vs Union vs Castle Hill
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).
Union has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
Castle Hill has the most affordable homes ($145k median).
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 | Union | Castle Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
2,663 |
281Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
57.8±15.8Highest 29% above ME |
| Castle Hill and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.2%±5.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
44.8%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.4% ME: 36.2% |
26.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±5.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Union 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 |
$80,724±$9kHighest 8% above ME |
$54,250±$14kLowest 27% below ME |
| Union and Bath 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 |
$267,600±$42k 10% below ME |
$145,300±$18kLowest 51% below ME |
| Bath and Union 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 |
$1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
$950±$574Lowest 17% below ME |
| Union 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 |
$3,276 8% above ME |
$1,449Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
75%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Castle Hill 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% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.9% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±9.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Union 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 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| 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.