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South Berwick vs Bath
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
South Berwick has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
Bath has the most affordable homes ($311k median).
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 | South Berwick | Bath |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,670Lowest |
8,815Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±2.5Lowest 13% below ME |
45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 26.7%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and South Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $99,572±$13kHighest 33% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $428,300±$26kHighest 44% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,726±$83Highest 52% above ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,956Highest 63% above ME |
$3,847Lowest 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.5%±24.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| South Berwick and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 17.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and South Berwick 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 | #58 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | Marshwood High School | Morse High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Lowest |
14.8Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.