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Brewer vs Vinalhaven
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 kids (20.9% under 18).
Vinalhaven has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
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 | Vinalhaven |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,652Highest |
1,216Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±4.8Lowest 10% below ME |
65.1±3.9Highest 45% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
50.4%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
45.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.7%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brewer and Vinalhaven 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 |
$72,963±$11kHighest about the ME average |
| Vinalhaven and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,300±$21kLowest 17% below ME |
$428,400±$44kHighest 44% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,086±$54Highest 5% below ME |
$1,017±$924Lowest 11% below ME |
| Brewer and Vinalhaven 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 |
$3,598Highest 19% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.7%±13.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
53.6%±41.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brewer and Vinalhaven 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% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1966Highest 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 31% below ME |
19 minHighest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±5.8Highest 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.