Compare towns
Bremen vs Phillips vs Waldoboro
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 expensive homes ($425k median).
Phillips has the most affordable homes ($191k median).
Waldoboro has the most renters (21.4% 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 | Phillips | Waldoboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917Lowest |
1,094 |
5,253Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.1±8.2Highest 16% above ME |
49.7±3.7Lowest 11% above ME |
50.1±4.6 12% above ME |
| Bremen and Waldoboro 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% |
20.7%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Phillips 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% |
21.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bremen and Waldoboro 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% |
20.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Phillips 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±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
$45,385±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
$69,107±$8k 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $425,300±$28kHighest 43% above ME |
$190,800±$18kLowest 36% below ME |
$274,900±$39k 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $483±$377Highest 58% below ME |
$348±$153Lowest 69% below ME |
| Phillips and Waldoboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,829 7% below ME |
$2,582Lowest 15% below ME |
$2,861Highest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.4%±33Highest ME: 48.4% |
20%±15.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Phillips and Waldoboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.3% ME: 74.3% |
78.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 13% below ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
25 minHighest 3% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bremen and Phillips 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 | — | — | #55 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Medomak Valley High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.5 |
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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.