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Brewer vs North Windham
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).
North Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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 | North Windham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,652Highest |
5,417Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±4.8Lowest 10% below ME |
42±3Highest 6% below ME |
| North Windham 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% |
16.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Brewer and North Windham 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% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Brewer and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.7%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brewer and North Windham 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 |
$88,522±$8kHighest 18% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,300±$21kLowest 17% below ME |
$342,800±$29kHighest 16% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,086±$54Lowest 5% below ME |
$1,248±$604Highest 10% above ME |
| North Windham and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,374Lowest 11% above ME |
$3,546Highest 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.7%±13.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brewer and North Windham 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% |
6.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 31% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| 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.