Compare towns
Northport vs Bath vs Belfast
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Northport has the most homeowners (87.6%).
Bath has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Belfast has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
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 | Northport | Bath | Belfast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,621Lowest |
8,815Highest |
6,986 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3% ME: +2.6% |
+4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.6±3.8 26% above ME |
45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
60.6±3.1Highest 35% above ME |
| Belfast and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.2%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Bath and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.2%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.1%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Northport and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,523±$8kHighest about the ME average |
$69,390±$12k 7% below ME |
$67,679±$9kLowest 9% below ME |
| Northport and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $343,400±$36kHighest 16% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$340,900±$34k 15% above ME |
| Northport and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$299Highest 4% below ME |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$962±$92Lowest 16% below ME |
| Northport and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,721Lowest 10% below ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
$4,145Highest 37% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
47.4%±14.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Northport and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4% ME: 10.7% |
16%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
68.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1967 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
24 min about the ME average |
22 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
12%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Northport 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 | #84 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Northport Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 71 |
| High school in town | None in town | Morse High School | Belfast Area High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8Highest |
11.3Lowest |
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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.