Compare towns
Ellsworth vs Vinalhaven 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 the most affordable homes ($242k median).
Vinalhaven has the oldest population (median age 65.1).
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 | Vinalhaven | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,657 |
1,216Lowest |
8,815Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43±2.4Lowest 4% below ME |
65.1±3.9Highest 45% above ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.2%±3.3Lowest 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% |
50.4%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
45.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest 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 |
$72,963±$11k about the ME average |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
| Ellsworth and Vinalhaven 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 |
$428,400±$44kHighest 44% above ME |
$310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,017±$195Lowest 11% below ME |
$1,017±$924Lowest 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 | $3,262Lowest 7% above ME |
$3,598 19% above ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
53.6%±41.5 ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Ellsworth and Vinalhaven 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% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.7% ME: 74.3% |
86.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1966 11 yrs older than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 7.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±5.8Highest 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.