Compare towns
Bremen vs Mapleton vs Brewer
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 people working from home (22.7%).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Brewer has the most renters (40.3% 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 | Mapleton | Brewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917Lowest |
1,884 |
9,652Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.1±8.2Highest 16% above ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
40.1±4.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Bremen and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Brewer 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% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Bremen and Brewer 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% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
7.7%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Brewer and Mapleton 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 |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$66,613±$9kLowest 11% below ME |
| Bremen and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $425,300±$28kHighest 43% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$245,300±$21k 17% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,086±$54Highest 5% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,829 7% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,374Highest 11% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
55.7%±13.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 9.4% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 13% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
17 minLowest 31% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #32 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Brewer Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Brewer High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.0 |
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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.