Compare towns
Waldoboro vs Bath vs Wiscasset
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waldoboro has the most affordable homes ($275k median).
Bath has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3%).
Wiscasset has the most people working from home (21.4%).
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 | Waldoboro | Bath | Wiscasset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,253 |
8,815Highest |
3,874Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6% ME: +2.6% |
+3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.1±4.6Highest 12% above ME |
45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
48.8±6.3 9% above ME |
| Waldoboro and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Waldoboro and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
28%±6.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wiscasset and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,107±$8kLowest 8% below ME |
$69,390±$12k 7% below ME |
$71,118±$37kHighest 5% below ME |
| Wiscasset and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,900±$39kLowest 7% below ME |
$310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
$325,200±$26kHighest 10% above ME |
| Wiscasset and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $348±$153Lowest 69% below ME |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,518±$485Highest 33% above ME |
| Wiscasset and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,861Lowest 6% below ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$3,550 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±15.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.6%±15.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6% ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.6% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 3% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
21.4%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wiscasset 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 | #55 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME | #108 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Wiscasset Public Schools |
| High school in town | Medomak Valley High School | Morse High School | Wiscasset Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5 |
14.8Highest |
7.2Lowest |
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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.