Compare towns
Ellsworth vs Thomaston 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%).
Thomaston has the shortest commute (14 min average).
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 | Thomaston | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,657 |
2,769Lowest |
8,815Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43±2.4Lowest 4% below ME |
58.1±6.6Highest 30% above ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Thomaston and Ellsworth 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% |
35.5%±8.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Thomaston 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% ME: 36.2% |
30.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1.4Lowest 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 |
$56,435±$13kLowest 24% below ME |
$69,390±$12k 7% below ME |
| Ellsworth and Bath 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 |
$271,700±$10k 8% below ME |
$310,900±$30kHighest 5% above ME |
| Bath and Thomaston 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 |
$1,262±$343Highest 11% above ME |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
| Thomaston 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 |
$4,487Highest 48% above ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
60.5%±23.5 ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Ellsworth and Thomaston 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% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.7% ME: 74.3% |
73.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1951 26 yrs older than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
14 minLowest 45% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 7.1%±2.8 ME: 15.9% |
4.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #63 of 133 in ME | #99 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Ellsworth Public Schools | RSU 13 | 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.