Compare towns
Newcastle vs Bath vs Alna
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newcastle has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Alna has the most kids (32.9% 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 | Newcastle | Bath | Alna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,913 |
8,815Highest |
818Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3% ME: +2.6% |
+0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.4±7Highest 10% above ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
40.7±10.5Lowest 9% below ME |
| Newcastle and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±3.4 ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
32.9%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±1.4 ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
41.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,868±$33k 20% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$93,125±$16kHighest 25% above ME |
| Alna and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $398,000±$41kHighest 34% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$367,400±$55k 24% above ME |
| Newcastle and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,363±$81Highest 20% above ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,088±$176 4% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,256Highest 40% above ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
$3,667Lowest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.8%±16.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±70.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5% ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 30% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.2%±4.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
16.4%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Newcastle 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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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.