Cost of living in Bath, Maine
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,044 a month.
Bath is a city in Maine. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $69,390 a year.
- People
- 8,815
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,044
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $69,390
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $310,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,659
- Sagadahoc County, ME HUD Metro FMR Area
Bath, Maine has about 8,815 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $310,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (Sagadahoc County, ME HUD Metro FMR Area) is $1,659 a month. That rate runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area, prices sit at 101.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Maine taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 5.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Bath's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Maine home paid 32.41¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Bath's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Maine in the table we use.
Among 95 places we list in Maine with a rent figure, 42 have higher typical rent than Bath.
Nearby places
- Topsham
Typical rent $1,491
Compare with Bath - Brunswick
Typical rent $1,465
Compare with Bath - Richmond
Typical rent $1,067
Compare with Bath - Lisbon Falls
Typical rent $971
Compare with Bath - Freeport
Typical rent $1,456
Compare with Bath - Lisbon
Typical rent $805
Compare with Bath - Damariscotta
Typical rent $930
Compare with Bath - Gardiner
Typical rent $1,113
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Maine
Bigger places in Maine
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.