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Brewer vs Owls Head
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%).
Owls Head has the most people working from home (13.3%).
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 | Owls Head |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,652Highest |
1,482Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±4.8Lowest 10% below ME |
52.6±6.6Highest 17% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.6%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Brewer and Owls Head 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% |
31.9%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
39.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.7%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $66,613±$9kLowest 11% below ME |
$87,325±$7kHighest 17% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,300±$21kLowest 17% below ME |
$413,300±$43kHighest 39% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,086±$54Lowest 5% below ME |
$1,191±$386Highest 5% above ME |
| Owls Head 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 |
$2,981Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.7%±13.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
29.9%±51.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brewer and Owls Head 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% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1969Highest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minHighest 31% below ME |
16 minLowest 34% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.3%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Owls Head 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 | RSU 13 |
| 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 |
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.