Compare towns
Trenton vs Dedham vs Bath
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Trenton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7%).
Dedham has the highest household income ($111k).
Bath has the most people working from home (19.3%).
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 | Trenton | Dedham | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,599Lowest |
1,656 |
8,815Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±7.7Lowest about the ME average |
46.5±2.2Highest 4% above ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
| Dedham and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±4.5 ME: 18.1% |
23.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Dedham and Trenton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Trenton and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Trenton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,455±$13kLowest 19% below ME |
$111,442±$18kHighest 49% above ME |
$69,390±$12k 7% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,400±$36kHighest 20% above ME |
$356,400±$33k 20% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
| Trenton and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,102±$241 3% below ME |
$1,422±$607Highest 25% above ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
| Dedham and Trenton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,310Lowest 24% below ME |
$3,942Highest 30% above ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±20.4 ME: 48.4% |
13%±85.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Trenton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.4% ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 17% above ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 11.3%±4.9 ME: 15.9% |
9.3%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Trenton 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 | Trenton Public Schools | Dedham Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Morse High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.8 |
| 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.