Compare towns
Cushing vs Newcastle vs West Bath
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cushing has the most homeowners (84.7%).
Newcastle has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
West Bath has the highest household income ($103k).
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 | Cushing | Newcastle | West Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,460Lowest |
1,913Highest |
1,863 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±7.7Lowest 9% above ME |
49.4±7 10% above ME |
54.2±5.6Highest 21% above ME |
| West Bath and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4 ME: 18.1% |
17.8%±3.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Newcastle and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±0.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±1.4 ME: 22.4% |
29.4%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| West Bath and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
45.1% ME: 36.2% |
50.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| West Bath and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,500±$19kLowest 12% above ME |
$89,868±$33k 20% above ME |
$103,333±$27kHighest 38% above ME |
| West Bath and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,800±$44k 38% above ME |
$398,000±$41kLowest 34% above ME |
$422,800±$102kHighest 43% above ME |
| West Bath and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$1,363±$81 20% above ME |
$1,112±$327Lowest about the ME average |
| Cushing and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944 30% above ME |
$4,256Highest 40% above ME |
$3,516Lowest 16% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.7%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
5.8%±16.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.1%±26.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| West Bath and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 5% below ME |
17 minLowest 30% below ME |
21 min 16% below ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.3 ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±4.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.1%±6.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Newcastle and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 13 | — | West Bath Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.