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Pownal vs Brewer
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pownal has the most people working from home (23.9%).
Brewer has the most affordable homes ($245k 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 | Pownal | Brewer |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,696Lowest |
9,652Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.2±8.4Highest 5% above ME |
40.1±4.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Pownal and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Pownal and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±2.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Pownal and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.7%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Brewer and Pownal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $104,333±$14kHighest 40% above ME |
$66,613±$9kLowest 11% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $436,800±$32kHighest 47% above ME |
$245,300±$21kLowest 17% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $981±$636Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,086±$54Highest 5% below ME |
| Brewer and Pownal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,212Highest 72% above ME |
$3,374Lowest 11% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 78.9%±22.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
55.7%±13.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Pownal and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 6 yrs older than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 22% above ME |
17 minLowest 31% below ME |
| Work from home | 23.9%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #32 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 05 | Brewer Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Brewer High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.0 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.