Compare towns
Ellsworth vs Bowdoinham vs Bath
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ellsworth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Bowdoinham has the most homeowners (93.8%).
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
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 | Ellsworth | Bowdoinham | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,657 |
3,142Lowest |
8,815Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5% ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43±2.4Lowest 4% below ME |
51.9±13.1Highest 16% above ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
| Bowdoinham and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Ellsworth and Bowdoinham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±6.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Ellsworth 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 ME: 36.2% |
43.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,375±$18k 4% above ME |
$108,479±$21kHighest 45% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
| Bowdoinham and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,300±$22kLowest 18% below ME |
$405,500±$105kHighest 37% above ME |
$310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
| Bowdoinham and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,017±$195Lowest 11% below ME |
— | $1,044±$116Highest 8% below ME |
| Bath and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,262 7% above ME |
$2,958Lowest about the ME average |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.1%±15.7 ME: 48.4% |
100%±19.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.7% ME: 74.3% |
93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
27 minHighest 10% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 7.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
| Bowdoinham 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 | #63 of 133 in ME | #73 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Ellsworth Public Schools | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | Ellsworth High School | None in town | Morse High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Lowest |
— | 14.8Highest |
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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.