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Augusta vs Bremen
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Augusta has the most affordable homes ($201k median).
Bremen has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.1%).
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 | Augusta | Bremen |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 19,077Highest |
917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.5±2.4Lowest 5% below ME |
52.1±8.2Highest 16% above ME |
| Bremen and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±2.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Augusta and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.1%±9.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
54.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Augusta and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$100,000±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
$425,300±$28kHighest 43% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $919±$79 19% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,465Lowest 19% below ME |
$2,829Highest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±8.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Augusta and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
22 minHighest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bremen and Augusta 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 | #119 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | — |
| High school in town | Cony | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 17.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.