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Mount Tabor vs Brewer vs Maidstone
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Tabor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
Brewer has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
Maidstone has the most people working from home (24.5%).
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 | Mount Tabor | Brewer | Maidstone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304 |
9,652Highest |
241Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6 49% above U.S. |
40.1±4.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
61.3±8.2Highest 58% above U.S. |
| Maidstone and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.4%±11.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Brewer and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.4%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
39.4%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
35%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.7%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±3.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brewer and Maidstone 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 17% below U.S. |
$85,833±$32kHighest 6% above U.S. |
| Maidstone and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76k 26% above U.S. |
$245,300±$21kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$438,200±$81kHighest 32% above U.S. |
| Maidstone and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$1,086±$54Lowest 23% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$3,374Lowest 8% above U.S. |
$3,914 25% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.7%±13.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brewer and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
59.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1959 21 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24.5%±15.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Maidstone and Mount Tabor 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 | — |
| High school in town | — | Brewer High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.0 |
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U.S. 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.