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Edgecomb vs Brewer vs Wiscasset
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Edgecomb has the highest household income ($109k).
Brewer has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
Wiscasset has the most people working from home (21.4%).
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 | Edgecomb | Brewer | Wiscasset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,251Lowest |
9,652Highest |
3,874 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±8.8 8% below ME |
40.1±4.8Lowest 10% below ME |
48.8±6.3Highest 9% above ME |
| Wiscasset and Edgecomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Brewer and Edgecomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±7.2 ME: 22.4% |
22.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
28%±6.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wiscasset and Edgecomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8%±6.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
7.7%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Edgecomb and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,750±$18kHighest 46% above ME |
$66,613±$9kLowest 11% below ME |
$71,118±$37k 5% below ME |
| Edgecomb and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $348,400±$36kHighest 17% above ME |
$245,300±$21kLowest 17% below ME |
$325,200±$26k 10% above ME |
| Edgecomb and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,086±$54Lowest 5% below ME |
$1,518±$485Highest 33% above ME |
| Wiscasset and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,577Highest 18% above ME |
$3,374Lowest 11% above ME |
$3,550 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±43.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.7%±13.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.6%±15.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 10% below ME |
17 minLowest 31% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.4%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wiscasset and Edgecomb 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 | #108 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Edgecomb Public Schools | Brewer Public Schools | Wiscasset Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Brewer High School | Wiscasset Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.0Highest |
7.2Lowest |
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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.