Compare towns
Arrowsic vs Bath vs Brewer vs Phippsburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arrowsic has the most expensive homes ($584k median).
Bath has the oldest housing (typical home built 1938).
Brewer has the most affordable homes ($245k median).
Phippsburg has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Arrowsic | Bath | Brewer | Phippsburg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 597Lowest |
8,815 |
9,652Highest |
2,238 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2% ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±8.7 12% above ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
40.1±4.8Lowest 10% below ME |
54.3±6.3Highest 21% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±7.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Arrowsic and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±11.2 ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
22.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Phippsburg and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
7.7%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brewer and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $99,107±$27k 33% above ME |
$69,390±$12k 7% below ME |
$66,613±$9kLowest 11% below ME |
$107,833±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $584,200±$150kHighest 97% above ME |
$310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
$245,300±$21kLowest 17% below ME |
$335,800±$47k 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,600±$412Highest 40% above ME |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,086±$54 5% below ME |
$1,022±$346Lowest 10% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,521 16% above ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$3,374 11% above ME |
$2,034Lowest 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
55.7%±13.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±98.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Brewer and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12.4% ME: 10.7% |
12.5% ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3% ME: 74.3% |
59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1959 18 yrs older than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
17 minLowest 31% below ME |
21 min 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Arrowsic 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 | — | #31 of 133 in ME | #32 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Brewer Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | — | Morse High School | Brewer High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8Highest |
14.0Lowest |
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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.