Compare towns
Bremen vs Georgetown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bremen has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.1%).
Georgetown has the most renters (16.6% rent).
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 | Georgetown |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 917Lowest |
1,012Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.1±8.2Lowest 16% above ME |
55.8±9.4Highest 25% above ME |
| Georgetown and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.7%±6.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bremen and Georgetown 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% |
33.1%±10.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bremen and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
40.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bremen and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $100,000±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
$84,250±$33kLowest 13% above ME |
| Bremen and Georgetown 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 |
$427,200±$47kHighest 44% above ME |
| Georgetown and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,431±$448 26% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,829Highest 7% below ME |
$2,575Lowest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
71.6%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Georgetown and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 13% below ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
21.5%±14Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bremen and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | Georgetown Public Schools |
| 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.

