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Bath vs Brookfield vs Brewer vs Kittery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the oldest housing (typical home built 1938).
Brookfield has the most homeowners (87.9%).
Brewer has the most affordable homes ($245k median).
Kittery has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
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 | Bath | Brookfield | Brewer | Kittery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815 |
1,486Lowest |
9,652 |
10,473Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 17% above U.S. |
47±5.9Highest 21% above U.S. |
40.1±4.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
46.8±2.3 20% above U.S. |
| Brookfield and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Brewer and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.4%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.9%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brookfield and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
45.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
35%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.7%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brewer and Bath 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 14% below U.S. |
$98,500±$23kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$66,613±$9kLowest 17% below U.S. |
$93,728±$14k 16% above U.S. |
| Brookfield and Kittery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30k 7% below U.S. |
$339,300±$15k about the U.S. average |
$245,300±$21kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$468,500±$31kHighest 41% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 26% below U.S. |
$975±$306Lowest 31% below U.S. |
$1,086±$54 23% below U.S. |
$1,716±$224Highest 21% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 23% above U.S. |
$4,560Highest 46% above U.S. |
$3,374Lowest 8% above U.S. |
$4,518 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
30.4%±27.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.7%±13.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.8%±14.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
59.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1959 21 yrs older than U.S. |
1965 15 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below U.S. |
37 minHighest 38% above U.S. |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
20 min 24% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
27.3%±10.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±7.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brookfield and Kittery 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 | — | #32 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Brewer Public Schools | Kittery Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | Brewer High School | Robert W Traip Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | 14.0 |
9.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.