Compare towns
Bath vs Augusta vs Brewer vs Brunswick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Augusta has the most affordable homes ($201k median).
Brewer has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
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 | Bath | Augusta | Brewer | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815Lowest |
19,077Highest |
9,652 |
17,652 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2% ME: +2.6% |
+12.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
42.5±2.4 5% below ME |
40.1±4.8 10% below ME |
37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
| Bath and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±2.6 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±2.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Brewer and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.5%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
23%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% ME: 36.2% |
28.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35% ME: 36.2% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.7%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12k 7% below ME |
$47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$66,613±$9k 11% below ME |
$70,722±$5kHighest 5% below ME |
| Brunswick and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
$201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
$245,300±$21k 17% below ME |
$363,200±$18kHighest 22% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$919±$79Lowest 19% below ME |
$1,086±$54 5% below ME |
$1,465±$100Highest 29% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$2,465Lowest 19% below ME |
$3,374 11% above ME |
$4,477Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
49.2%±8.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.7%±13.3 ME: 48.4% |
58.8%±9.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% ME: 10.7% |
18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12.5% ME: 10.7% |
8.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3% ME: 74.3% |
53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
59.7% ME: 74.3% |
66.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1965 12 yrs older than ME |
1959 18 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the ME average |
19 min 24% below ME |
17 minLowest 31% below ME |
23 min 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Brunswick 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 | #119 of 133 in ME | #32 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | Brewer Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Cony | Brewer High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8 |
17.9Highest |
14.0Lowest |
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