Compare towns
Arrowsic 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 people working from home (20.6%).
Brewer has the most renters (40.3% rent).
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 | Brewer | Phippsburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 597Lowest |
9,652Highest |
2,238 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±8.7 12% above ME |
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% |
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% |
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% |
35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
7.7%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brewer and Arrowsic 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 |
$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 |
$245,300±$21kLowest 17% below ME |
$335,800±$47k 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,600±$412Highest 40% above ME |
$1,086±$54 5% below ME |
$1,022±$346Lowest 10% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,521Highest 16% above ME |
$3,374 11% above ME |
$2,034Lowest 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.7%±13.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±98.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Brewer and Phippsburg 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% |
12.5% ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
17 minLowest 31% below ME |
21 min 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Arrowsic and Phippsburg 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 | — | #32 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Brewer Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | — | Brewer High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.0 |
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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.