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Phippsburg vs Bow vs Bath
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Phippsburg has the oldest population (median age 54.3).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
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 | Phippsburg | Bow | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,238Lowest |
8,335 |
8,815Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.3±6.3Highest 40% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
45.4±3 17% above U.S. |
| Phippsburg and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.5%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 34.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,833±$19k 34% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$69,390±$12kLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,800±$47k about the U.S. average |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$310,900±$30kLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,022±$346Lowest 28% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,044±$116 26% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,034Lowest 35% below U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$3,847 23% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.5%±98.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.3%±15.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bath and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
64.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 19% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
24 min 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.7%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.3%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow 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 | — | #26 of 120 in NH | #31 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Bow School District | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | None in town | Bow High School | Morse High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.