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Georgetown vs Bath

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Georgetown has the most expensive homes ($427k median).
Bath has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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.

MeasureGeorgetownBath
People
Population
1,012Lowest
8,815Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.5%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+3%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
55.8±9.4Highest
25% above ME
45.4±3Lowest
about the ME average
Georgetown and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.7%±6.8Highest
ME: 18.1%
15.5%±3.7Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Georgetown and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
33.1%±10.8Highest
ME: 22.4%
25.2%±4.1Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Georgetown and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40.4%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
42.5%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.5%±1.3Lowest
ME: 5.8%
5.5%±2Highest
ME: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,250±$33kHighest
13% above ME
$69,390±$12kLowest
7% below ME
Georgetown and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$427,200±$47kHighest
44% above ME
$310,900±$30kLowest
5% above ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,431±$448Highest
26% above ME
$1,044±$116Lowest
8% below ME
Georgetown and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,575Lowest
15% below ME
$3,847Highest
27% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
71.6%±20.1Highest
ME: 48.4%
51.3%±15.2Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Georgetown and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.3%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
12.4%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.4%Highest
ME: 74.3%
64.3%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980Highest
3 yrs newer than ME
1938Lowest
39 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minHighest
22% above ME
24 minLowest
about the ME average
Work from home
21.5%±14Highest
ME: 15.9%
19.3%±6Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Georgetown 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 — #31 of 133 in ME
School district Georgetown Public Schools RSU 01 - LKRSU
High school in town None in town Morse High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
14.8
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History 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.