Compare towns
Brewer vs China
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 shortest commute (17 min average).
China has the most people working from home (12.6%).
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 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,652Highest |
4,526Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±4.8Lowest 10% below ME |
40.9±5.9Highest 9% below ME |
| China and Brewer 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% |
20.4%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Brewer and China are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Brewer and China are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.7%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $66,613±$9kLowest 11% below ME |
$96,309±$12kHighest 29% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,300±$21kHighest 17% below ME |
$240,000±$37kLowest 19% below ME |
| Brewer and China 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 |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,374Highest 11% above ME |
$2,535Lowest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.7%±13.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
10.6%±25.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 12.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 31% below ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±4.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| China and Brewer 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 | #27 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Brewer Public Schools | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | Brewer High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.0 |
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| 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.