Compare towns
Mapleton vs Bath vs Phippsburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Bath has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3%).
Phippsburg has the oldest population (median age 54.3).
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 | Mapleton | Bath | Phippsburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
8,815Highest |
2,238 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
54.3±6.3Highest 21% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
34.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$107,833±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
$335,800±$47kHighest 13% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,044±$116Highest 8% below ME |
$1,022±$346 10% below ME |
| Bath and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$2,034 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±98.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Phippsburg 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 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | None in town | Morse High School | None in town |
| 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.