Compare towns
Brewer vs Corinth vs Exeter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brewer has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
Corinth has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Exeter has the highest household income ($84k).
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 | Corinth | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,652Highest |
2,990 |
1,093Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.8% ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±4.8Lowest 10% below ME |
42.7±6 5% below ME |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
| Exeter and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
23%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Corinth and Brewer 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% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.2% ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.7%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Brewer and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,613±$9k 11% below ME |
$64,229±$5kLowest 14% below ME |
$84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
| Exeter and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,300±$21kHighest 17% below ME |
$135,800±$31kLowest 54% below ME |
$166,700±$39k 44% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,086±$54Highest 5% below ME |
$883±$157Lowest 22% below ME |
$995±$386 13% below ME |
| Brewer and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,374Highest 11% above ME |
$1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
$1,602 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.7%±13.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±11.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Brewer and Exeter 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% |
11.4% ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.2% ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 31% below ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Corinth and Exeter 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 | #102 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Brewer Public Schools | RSU 64/MSAD 64 | — |
| High school in town | Brewer High School | Central High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.0Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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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.