Compare towns
Bremen vs Standish 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 people working from home (22.7%).
Standish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Waldoboro has the most affordable homes ($275k 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 | Bremen | Standish | Waldoboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917Lowest |
10,662Highest |
5,253 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.1±8.2Highest 16% above ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below 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%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bremen and Standish 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% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest 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% |
36% ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,000±$21k 34% above ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$69,107±$8kLowest 8% below ME |
| Standish 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±$28kHighest 43% above ME |
$336,000±$18k 13% above ME |
$274,900±$39kLowest 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $983±$453Highest 14% below ME |
$348±$153Lowest 69% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,829Lowest 7% below ME |
$3,005Highest about the ME average |
$2,861 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
20%±15.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Waldoboro 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% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91.2% ME: 74.3% |
78.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 13% below ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
25 min 3% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bremen and Standish 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 | — | #18 of 133 in ME | #55 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | — | Bonny Eagle High School | Medomak Valley High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Lowest |
13.5Highest |
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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.