Compare towns
Bangor vs Brewer vs Ogunquit vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bangor has the most renters (52.8% rent).
Brewer has the youngest population (median age 40.1).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Windsor has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
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 | Bangor | Brewer | Ogunquit | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 31,938Highest |
9,652 |
1,379Lowest |
2,690 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±1.3 8% below ME |
40.1±4.8Lowest 10% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.5±8 about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±1.7 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Windsor and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±1.9 ME: 22.4% |
22.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1% ME: 36.2% |
35% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
7.7%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bangor and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
$66,613±$9k 11% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$63,178±$5k 15% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
$245,300±$21k 17% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$228,800±$22k 23% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,055±$43Lowest 7% below ME |
$1,086±$54 5% below ME |
— | $1,265±$400Highest 11% above ME |
| Windsor and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,076 about the ME average |
$3,374 11% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,160Lowest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±6.5 ME: 48.4% |
55.7%±13.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Brewer and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12.5% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
59.7% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1959 18 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 33% below ME |
17 min 31% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.1%±2.5 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #37 of 133 in ME | #32 of 133 in ME | — | #44 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | Brewer Public Schools | — | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | Bangor High School | Brewer High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3Lowest |
14.0Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 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.