Compare towns
Phippsburg vs Freeport vs Bath
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Phippsburg has the oldest population (median age 54.3).
Freeport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
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 | Freeport | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,238Lowest |
8,802 |
8,815Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.3±6.3Highest 21% above ME |
48.8±4.3 9% above ME |
45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
| Phippsburg and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Freeport and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.7%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Phippsburg and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,833±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$107,326±$19k 44% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
| Phippsburg and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,800±$47k 13% above ME |
$508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,022±$346Lowest 10% below ME |
$1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,034Lowest 33% below ME |
$5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.5%±98.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.5% ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.6% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 13% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
24 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 11.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
| Freeport 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 | — | #4 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 05 | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | None in town | Freeport High School | Morse High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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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.