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Bath vs Dummer vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Dummer has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
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 | Dummer | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097 |
299Lowest |
1,379Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6Lowest 25% above U.S. |
53.6±6.4 38% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bath and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
16.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ogunquit and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,813±$22kLowest 16% below U.S. |
$91,250±$21k 13% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,400±$23kLowest 30% below U.S. |
$242,200±$51k 27% below U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309 about the U.S. average |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,413 41% above U.S. |
$2,898Lowest 7% below U.S. |
$4,473Highest 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bath and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Bath School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.