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Dummer vs Bath vs Milan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
Bordering DummerStark
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dummer has the highest household income ($91k).
Bath has the most people working from home (19.3%).
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 | Dummer | Bath | Milan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
8,815Highest |
1,334 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.6±6.4Highest 38% above U.S. |
45.4±3Lowest 17% above U.S. |
50.3±2.8 29% above U.S. |
| Dummer and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±5.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Dummer and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.4%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bath and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
17.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bath and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$21kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$69,390±$12kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$70,300±$8k 13% below U.S. |
| Dummer and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,200±$51kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$310,900±$30kHighest 7% below U.S. |
$259,400±$30k 22% below U.S. |
| Bath and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,044±$116Highest 26% below U.S. |
$878±$160Lowest 38% below U.S. |
| Bath and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,898Lowest 7% below U.S. |
$3,847Highest 23% above U.S. |
$3,674 18% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.3%±15.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
17%±43.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bath and Milan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
64.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 5% below U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.8%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.9%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #31 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Milan School District |
| High school 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.