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Exeter vs Bremen
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Exeter has the most affordable homes ($167k median).
Bremen has the most expensive homes ($425k median).
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 | Exeter | Bremen |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,093Highest |
917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
52.1±8.2Lowest 16% above ME |
| Exeter and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±11.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.1%±9.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bremen and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
54.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Exeter and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $84,408±$12kLowest 13% above ME |
$100,000±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
| Bremen and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$425,300±$28kHighest 43% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $995±$386 13% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,829Highest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±73.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Exeter and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 43% above ME |
22 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bremen and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.