Compare towns
Dedham vs Bath vs Newburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dedham has the highest household income ($111k).
Bath has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Newburgh has the most affordable homes ($245k 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 | Dedham | Bath | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,656 |
8,815Highest |
1,475Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.5±2.2Highest 4% above ME |
45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
| Dedham and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Dedham and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,442±$18kHighest 49% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$76,750±$10k about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,400±$33kHighest 20% above ME |
$310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
$244,600±$20kLowest 18% below ME |
| Dedham and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,422±$607Highest 25% above ME |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
| Dedham and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,942Highest 30% above ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
$2,748Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 13%±85.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 22% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.3%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Dedham 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 | Dedham Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Morse High School | — |
| 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.