Compare towns
Readfield vs Bath vs Union
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Union has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
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 | Readfield | Bath | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,651Lowest |
8,815Highest |
2,663 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3% ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
| Readfield and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,504±$8kHighest 16% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$80,724±$9k 8% above ME |
| Readfield and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
$267,600±$42kLowest 10% below ME |
| Readfield and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$844 about the ME average |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
| Union and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,392 12% above ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$3,276Lowest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 20% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
29 min 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield 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 | #20 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 38 | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | Morse High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Lowest |
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.