Compare towns
Bath vs Belgrade vs Brewer vs Ogunquit
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1938).
Belgrade has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Brewer has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Belgrade | Brewer | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815 |
3,351 |
9,652Highest |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
+1.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
47.3±14.6 6% above ME |
40.1±4.8Lowest 10% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
22.6%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Belgrade and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±6.4 ME: 22.4% |
22.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% ME: 36.2% |
49.1% ME: 36.2% |
35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
5.7%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
7.7%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brewer and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12k 7% below ME |
$88,338±$13k 18% above ME |
$66,613±$9kLowest 11% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Belgrade 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 |
$312,200±$44k 5% above ME |
$245,300±$21kLowest 17% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$857±$108Lowest 25% below ME |
$1,086±$54Highest 5% below ME |
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| Brewer and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$2,859Lowest 6% below ME |
$3,374 11% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
17.2%±35.9 ME: 48.4% |
55.7%±13.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest 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 | 12.4% ME: 10.7% |
3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3% ME: 74.3% |
93.8% ME: 74.3% |
59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1959 18 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
23 min 7% below ME |
17 minLowest 31% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
20.4%±8.6 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #31 of 133 in ME | #71 of 133 in ME | #32 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 18 | Brewer Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | Brewer High School | — |
| 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.