Compare towns
Ellsworth vs Etna 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%).
Etna has the most homeowners (94.9%).
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 | Ellsworth | Etna | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,657 |
1,252Lowest |
8,815Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43±2.4 4% below ME |
41.9±3.4Lowest 6% below ME |
45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
| Bath and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
20%±6.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Etna and Ellsworth 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% |
18.5%±1.1Lowest 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% ME: 36.2% |
13.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±0.5Lowest 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±$18kHighest 4% above ME |
$72,379±$16k 3% below ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
| Ellsworth and Etna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,300±$22k 18% below ME |
$183,000±$49kLowest 38% below ME |
$310,900±$30kHighest 5% above ME |
| 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 |
$1,745Lowest 43% below ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.1%±15.7 ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Etna and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.7% ME: 74.3% |
94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
28 minHighest 12% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 7.1%±2.8 ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #63 of 133 in ME | — | #31 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Ellsworth Public Schools | — | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | Ellsworth High School | — | Morse High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Lowest |
— | 14.8Highest |
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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.