Bath makes Maine’s top 10 on 2 lists
Bath is ranked on 36 lists against the 144 Maine towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 6.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every ME town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Bath marked.
Bath lands in the top half on 16 of 22 lists
Each dot is Bath’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in ME, the right end is last. Areas where Bath does best come first.
Fewer homes per newcomer than 93% of Maine
Not better or worse, just Bath’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 25 for conserved land
Lists where Bath sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Bath out-ranks 0 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every ME list, and where Bath lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Milford · 54%
#26
Most trails#1 Falmouth · 2.9 mi / sq mi
#2
Most walkable#1 South Portland · 70.0 / sq mi
#6 People
Most educated#1 Cape Elizabeth · 74.1%
#42
Youngest#1 Orono · 21.8
#75
Oldest#1 Harpswell · 62.0
#69
Most residents 65+#1 Bristol · 42.8%
#41
Most kids#1 Jefferson · 28%
#111 Health
Healthiest#1 Cape Elizabeth · 98 / 100
#59
Lowest obesity#1 Falmouth · 24%
#36
Fewest smokers#1 Cape Elizabeth · 7%
#60
Most active#1 Cape Elizabeth · 14%
#67
Fewest uninsured#1 Cape Elizabeth · 4%
#61
Lowest depression#1 Cape Elizabeth · 23%
#101
Closest to a top hospital#1 Augusta · 1.3 mi
#100 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Houlton · 10.4 min
#59 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Acton · 51.2%
#97
Most new homes#1 Bethel · 19.2 per 1,000
#65
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Fastest-rising home prices#1 Lincoln · +112.0%
#33
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Sanford · 39.7 per home
#4 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Millinocket · 1.4 yrs
#85
Cheapest rent#1 Waldoboro · $348/mo
#54
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Lowest property tax#1 Corinth · $1,381/yr
#113
Rent easiest to afford#1 Biddeford · 37.2%
The number on the right is Bath’s spot. All of Maine’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every ME list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.