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Topsham vs Bath vs Gray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Topsham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.7%).
Bath has the most affordable homes ($311k median).
Gray has the most homeowners (82.4%).
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 | Topsham | Bath | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,271Lowest |
8,815Highest |
8,429 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.6±4.9Highest about the ME average |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
| Topsham and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Topsham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.6%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Topsham and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,024±$18kHighest 34% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
| Topsham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $388,500±$24kHighest 31% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
| Topsham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,491±$1kHighest 31% above ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
| Topsham and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,431Highest 46% above ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
$3,683Lowest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.5%±14.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 3% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.2%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Topsham 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 | #66 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | — | Morse High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8Highest |
12.5Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.