Compare towns
Bath vs Casco vs Whitefield vs Brewer
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).
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
Whitefield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
Brewer has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Casco | Whitefield | Brewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815 |
3,696 |
2,157Lowest |
9,652Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
51.9±5.2 16% above ME |
40.1±4.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Casco and Whitefield 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% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.6%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Brewer and Whitefield 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% |
26.3%±7.8 ME: 22.4% |
29.1%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Whitefield and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
32.9% ME: 36.2% |
32.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
4%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.7%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| 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 7% below ME |
$69,313±$19k 7% below ME |
$73,875±$10kHighest about the ME average |
$66,613±$9kLowest 11% below ME |
| Whitefield 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 |
$355,500±$58kHighest 20% above ME |
$242,300±$24kLowest 18% below ME |
$245,300±$21k 17% below ME |
| Casco and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,395±$184Highest 22% above ME |
$895±$126Lowest 21% below ME |
$1,086±$54 5% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$3,085 about the ME average |
$2,366Lowest 22% below ME |
$3,374 11% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±22.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.7%±13.3Highest 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% |
11% ME: 10.7% |
7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3% ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
91.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1959 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
17 minLowest 31% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and Bath 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 |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | RSU 12 | Brewer Public Schools |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | None in town | Brewer High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | — | 14.0Lowest |
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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.