Compare towns
Brewer vs Bath vs Veazie
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brewer has the most affordable homes ($245k median).
Bath has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Veazie has the highest household income ($78k).
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 | Brewer | Bath | Veazie |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,652Highest |
8,815 |
1,847Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2% ME: +2.6% |
+3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±4.8Lowest 10% below ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
46.7±4.6Highest 4% above ME |
| Veazie and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Brewer and Veazie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
46.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.7%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Veazie and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,613±$9kLowest 11% below ME |
$69,390±$12k 7% below ME |
$78,229±$10kHighest 5% above ME |
| Veazie and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,300±$21kLowest 17% below ME |
$310,900±$30kHighest 5% above ME |
$293,100±$35k about the ME average |
| Bath and Veazie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,086±$54 5% below ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,095±$79Highest 4% below ME |
| Veazie and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,374Lowest 11% above ME |
$3,847 27% above ME |
$4,073Highest 34% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.7%±13.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.3%±16.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Brewer and Veazie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12.4% ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
64.3% ME: 74.3% |
72.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959 18 yrs older than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 31% below ME |
24 minHighest about the ME average |
18 min 27% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
12%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Veazie 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 | #32 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Brewer Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Veazie Public Schools |
| High school in town | Brewer High School | Morse High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.0Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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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.