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Cavendish vs Bath vs Tunbridge

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cavendish has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Tunbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).

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.

MeasureCavendishBathTunbridge
People
Population
1,242Lowest
8,815Highest
1,253
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3%
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
45.2±5.9
16% above U.S.
45.4±3Highest
17% above U.S.
42.7±8.3Lowest
10% above U.S.
Bath and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.3%±4.8
U.S.: 22%
15.5%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.1%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
Tunbridge and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.6%±2
U.S.: 17.2%
25.2%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.9%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bath and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
42.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.3%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.5%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Bath and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$89,063±$29k
10% above U.S.
$69,390±$12kLowest
14% below U.S.
$89,464±$26kHighest
11% above U.S.
Tunbridge and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$285,100±$40kLowest
14% below U.S.
$310,900±$30k
7% below U.S.
$315,300±$23kHighest
5% below U.S.
Tunbridge and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,000±$546Lowest
29% below U.S.
$1,044±$116
26% below U.S.
$1,346±$128Highest
5% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,948
27% above U.S.
$3,847Lowest
23% above U.S.
$4,645Highest
49% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
28.9%±27Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.3%±15.2
U.S.: 51.1%
76.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Tunbridge and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
12.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
14.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
64.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
19 minLowest
30% below U.S.
24 min
9% below U.S.
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
Work from home
18.5%±6.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
19.3%±6
U.S.: 15.1%
25.8%±8.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Tunbridge 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 Green Mountain Unified School District #77 RSU 01 - LKRSU First Branch Unified School District #82
High school in town None in town Morse High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
14.8
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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.