Compare towns
Surry vs Bath vs Deer Isle
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Surry has the highest household income ($75k).
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Deer Isle has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Surry | Bath | Deer Isle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,836Lowest |
8,815Highest |
2,470 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.4±5.6 17% above ME |
45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
52.6±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
| Deer Isle and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Surry and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.9%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
24.8%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Surry and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.1% ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Deer Isle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,508±$12kHighest about the ME average |
$69,390±$12k 7% below ME |
$62,284±$15kLowest 17% below ME |
| Surry and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,300±$36kLowest about the ME average |
$310,900±$30kHighest 5% above ME |
$308,300±$42k 4% above ME |
| Bath and Deer Isle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $969±$129Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,909±$927Highest 68% above ME |
| Deer Isle and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,903 37% below ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$1,890Lowest 38% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
25.4%±17.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Surry and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4% ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 26% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
20 minLowest 17% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.4%±5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
22%±9.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Deer Isle 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 | — | #31 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Surry Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Deer Isle-Stonington CSD |
| High school in town | None in town | Morse High School | Deer Isle-Stonington High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8Highest |
8.0Lowest |
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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.