Compare towns
Ellsworth vs Kennebunkport 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%).
Kennebunkport has the most expensive homes ($741k median).
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 | Kennebunkport | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,657 |
3,684Lowest |
8,815Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.5% ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43±2.4Lowest 4% below ME |
59.1±5Highest 32% above ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
8%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Ellsworth and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.9%±8Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Kennebunkport and Bath 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% |
52.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest 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 |
$102,747±$30kHighest 37% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
| Kennebunkport 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 |
$740,500±$109kHighest 150% above ME |
$310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,017±$195Lowest 11% below ME |
$1,429±$296Highest 25% above ME |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
| Kennebunkport and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,262Lowest 7% above ME |
$3,914Highest 29% above ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
25.8%±20.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Ellsworth and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3% ME: 10.7% |
4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.7% ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
34 minHighest 38% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 7.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
31.6%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
| Kennebunkport 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 | #42 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Ellsworth Public Schools | RSU 21 | 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.