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North Haven vs Readfield vs Bremen
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Haven has the shortest commute (9 min average).
Readfield has the most affordable homes ($326k median).
Bremen has the highest household income ($100k).
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 | North Haven | Readfield | Bremen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 480Lowest |
2,651Highest |
917 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | 0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.6±6.6 11% above ME |
48.1±7.6Lowest 7% above ME |
52.1±8.2Highest 16% above ME |
| Bremen and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| North Haven and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.5%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.1%±9.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bremen and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
54.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Readfield and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,500±$22k 17% above ME |
$86,504±$8kLowest 16% above ME |
$100,000±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
| Bremen and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $440,200±$46kHighest 48% above ME |
$326,400±$20kLowest 10% above ME |
$425,300±$28k 43% above ME |
| North Haven and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $913±$318Lowest 20% below ME |
$1,125±$844Highest about the ME average |
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| Readfield and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,824Highest 26% above ME |
$3,392 12% above ME |
$2,829Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.6%±67.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| North Haven and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8% ME: 10.7% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9% ME: 74.3% |
93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 9 minLowest 65% below ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
22 min 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 16%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Bremen 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 | — | #20 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 38 | — |
| High school in town | — | Maranacook Community High Sch | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5 |
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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.