Compare towns
Surry vs Bath vs Hope
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 oldest population (median age 52.4).
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Hope has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
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 | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,836 |
8,815Highest |
1,748Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.4±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
44.6±3.1Lowest about the ME average |
| Surry and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hope and Surry 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% |
21.1%±1.3Lowest 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
47.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,508±$12k about the ME average |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$86,766±$6kHighest 16% above ME |
| Hope and Surry 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±$30k 5% above ME |
$373,400±$33kHighest 26% above ME |
| Hope and Bath 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 |
$1,219±$182Highest 7% above ME |
| Hope and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,903Lowest 37% below ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$3,842 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
37.8%±38.7Lowest 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% ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.6% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 26% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.4%±5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.3%±10.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Hope 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 | Hope Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Morse High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8 |
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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.