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Brewer vs Dummer vs Stark
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brewer has the most renters (40.3% rent).
Dummer has the highest household income ($91k).
Stark has the most people working from home (13.9%).
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 | Dummer | Stark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,652Highest |
299Lowest |
419 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -14%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.1±4.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
53.6±6.4 38% above U.S. |
58.8±3.6Highest 51% above U.S. |
| Stark and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
14.1%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Brewer and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.2%±3.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Stark 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
16.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
17.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.7%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±4.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brewer and Stark 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 17% below U.S. |
$91,250±$21kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$71,750±$23k 11% below U.S. |
| Dummer and Stark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,300±$21kHighest 26% below U.S. |
$242,200±$51k 27% below U.S. |
$197,700±$34kLowest 41% below U.S. |
| Brewer and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,086±$54 23% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,374Highest 8% above U.S. |
$2,898 7% below U.S. |
$2,636Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.7%±13.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Stark and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 21 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
25 min 5% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.9%±2.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.9%±6.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Stark 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 | — | — |
| School district | Brewer Public Schools | — | Stark School District |
| High school in town | Brewer High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.