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Belgrade vs Bremen
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belgrade has the most affordable homes ($312k median).
Bremen has the most expensive homes ($425k median).
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 | Belgrade | Bremen |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,351Highest |
917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.3±14.6Lowest 6% above ME |
52.1±8.2Highest 16% above ME |
| Bremen and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Belgrade and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±6.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.1%±9.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bremen and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
54.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Belgrade and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $88,338±$13kLowest 18% above ME |
$100,000±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
| Bremen and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,200±$44kLowest 5% above ME |
$425,300±$28kHighest 43% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $857±$108 25% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,859Highest 6% below ME |
$2,829Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.2%±35.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Belgrade and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
93.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 7% below ME |
22 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.4%±8.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bremen and Belgrade 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 | #71 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 18 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.