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Georgetown vs Brewer vs Phippsburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Georgetown has the most people working from home (21.5%).
Brewer has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
Phippsburg has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Georgetown | Brewer | Phippsburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,012Lowest |
9,652Highest |
2,238 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.5% ME: +2.6% |
+2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 55.8±9.4Highest 25% above ME |
40.1±4.8Lowest 10% below ME |
54.3±6.3 21% above ME |
| Georgetown and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Brewer and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.1%±10.8 ME: 22.4% |
22.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Phippsburg and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.7%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,250±$33k 13% above ME |
$66,613±$9kLowest 11% below ME |
$107,833±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $427,200±$47kHighest 44% above ME |
$245,300±$21kLowest 17% below ME |
$335,800±$47k 13% above ME |
| Georgetown and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,431±$448Highest 26% above ME |
$1,086±$54 5% below ME |
$1,022±$346Lowest 10% below ME |
| Georgetown and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,575 15% below ME |
$3,374Highest 11% above ME |
$2,034Lowest 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.6%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
55.7%±13.3 ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±98.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Georgetown and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 22% above ME |
17 minLowest 31% below ME |
21 min 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.5%±14Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Georgetown and Phippsburg 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 | Georgetown Public Schools | Brewer Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | None 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 | 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.