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Brewer vs Mount Chase
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 expensive homes ($245k median).
Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Mount Chase |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,652Highest |
280Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.1±4.8Lowest 10% below ME |
49.9±10.9Highest 11% above ME |
| Mount Chase and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
28.9%±6.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Chase 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% |
32.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.7%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±5.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brewer and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $66,613±$9kHighest 11% below ME |
$41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,300±$21kHighest 17% below ME |
$115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,086±$54Lowest 5% below ME |
$1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
| Mount Chase and Brewer 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 |
$1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.7%±13.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brewer and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 31% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase 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 | — |
| High school in town | Brewer High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.0 |
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| 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.