Compare towns
Bremen vs Eliot vs Arrowsic
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bremen has the most affordable homes ($425k median).
Eliot has the most renters (20.2% rent).
Arrowsic has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
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 | Bremen | Eliot | Arrowsic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917 |
7,146Highest |
597Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 52.1±8.2Highest 16% above ME |
50.8±5.9 13% above ME |
50.3±8.7Lowest 12% above ME |
| Bremen and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.4%±7.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Arrowsic and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34.1%±9.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31.8%±11.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bremen and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.2% ME: 36.2% |
43.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
64.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Arrowsic and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,000±$21k 34% above ME |
$101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
$99,107±$27kLowest 33% above ME |
| Eliot and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $425,300±$28kLowest 43% above ME |
$498,900±$62k 68% above ME |
$584,200±$150kHighest 97% above ME |
| Arrowsic and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$1,600±$412Lowest 40% above ME |
| Eliot and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,829Lowest 7% below ME |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$3,521 16% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6% ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 13% below ME |
23 min 9% below ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.6%±9 ME: 15.9% |
| Bremen and Arrowsic 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 | — | #19 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.