Compare towns
Belfast vs Bremen vs Wayne
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belfast has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
Bremen has the most kids (18.6% under 18).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Belfast | Bremen | Wayne |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,986Highest |
917Lowest |
1,101 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1% ME: +2.6% |
-5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 60.6±3.1Highest 35% above ME |
52.1±8.2Lowest 16% above ME |
55.6±5.3 24% above ME |
| Belfast and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.2%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bremen and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.1%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
34.1%±9.9 ME: 22.4% |
29.2%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Belfast and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
54.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
48.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Wayne and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,679±$9kLowest 9% below ME |
$100,000±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
$93,194±$26k 25% above ME |
| Bremen and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,900±$34kLowest 15% above ME |
$425,300±$28kHighest 43% above ME |
$362,800±$29k 22% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $962±$92Lowest 16% below ME |
— | $983±$554Highest 14% below ME |
| Wayne and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,145Highest 37% above ME |
$2,829Lowest 7% below ME |
$3,289 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.4%±14.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Belfast and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.4% ME: 10.7% |
7.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 13% below ME |
22 minLowest 13% below ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 12%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne and Bremen 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 | #84 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 71 | — | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | Belfast Area High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.