Compare towns
Brewer vs Mapleton vs Bath
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).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Bath has the most people working from home (19.3%).
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 | Mapleton | Bath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,652Highest |
1,884Lowest |
8,815 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±4.8Lowest 10% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
| Bath and Mapleton 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% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton 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% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Highest 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% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.7%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Brewer and Bath 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 |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$69,390±$12k 7% below ME |
| Mapleton 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±$21k 17% below ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$310,900±$30kHighest 5% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,086±$54Highest 5% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
| Brewer and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,374 11% above ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.7%±13.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Brewer and Bath 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% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959 18 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 31% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Mapleton 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 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | Brewer High School | None in town | Morse High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.0Lowest |
— | 14.8Highest |
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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.