Compare towns
Naples vs Bath vs Saco vs Casco
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Naples has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Saco has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.3%).
Casco has the oldest population (median age 52).
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 | Naples | Bath | Saco | Casco |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,985 |
8,815 |
20,819Highest |
3,696Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4% ME: +2.6% |
+3% ME: +2.6% |
+10.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.8±6.8 11% above ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
44.9±1.5Lowest about the ME average |
52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
| Casco and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4 ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±2.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Saco and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Casco and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9% ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
43.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
32.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $78,188±$13k 5% above ME |
$69,390±$12k 7% below ME |
$92,241±$11kHighest 23% above ME |
$69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
| Saco and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,100±$48k 15% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$413,100±$17kHighest 39% above ME |
$355,500±$58k 20% above ME |
| Saco and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,941±$625Highest 70% above ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,249±$385 10% above ME |
$1,395±$184 22% above ME |
| Naples and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,784Lowest 8% below ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
$4,807Highest 58% above ME |
$3,085 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.9%±40.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
50.3%±14 ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Naples and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9.5% ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
72.8% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 56% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
24 minLowest 3% below ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 26.7%±11.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10 ME: 15.9% |
| Naples and Casco 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 | #118 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME | #38 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Saco Public Schools | RSU 61/MSAD 61 |
| High school in town | Lake Region High School | Morse High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7Lowest |
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.