Compare towns
Hanover vs Bath vs Sweden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hanover has the most people working from home (25%).
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Sweden has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
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 | Hanover | Bath | Sweden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 276Lowest |
8,815Highest |
537 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53.3±10.3Highest 19% above ME |
45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
51.1±19.2 14% above ME |
| Hanover and Sweden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±9.8 ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.8%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sweden and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±12.6 ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
34.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±4 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,417±$52kLowest 26% below ME |
$69,390±$12k 7% below ME |
$73,750±$25kHighest about the ME average |
| Sweden and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $334,500±$36kHighest 13% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$311,300±$61k 5% above ME |
| Hanover and Sweden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,667±$815Highest 46% above ME |
| Sweden and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,492Lowest 18% below ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$2,598 14% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
8.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Sweden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 9% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
31 minHighest 25% above ME |
| Work from home | 25%±19.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hanover 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 | — | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — |
| High school in town | — | Morse High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.