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Sedgwick vs Brewer
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sedgwick has the most people working from home (12%).
Brewer has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
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 | Sedgwick | Brewer |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,274Lowest |
9,652Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.4±4.2Highest 17% above ME |
40.1±4.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Brewer and Sedgwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 36.5%±10.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.7%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $70,446±$14kHighest 6% below ME |
$66,613±$9kLowest 11% below ME |
| Sedgwick and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,200±$49kHighest 13% above ME |
$245,300±$21kLowest 17% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,048±$770Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,086±$54Highest 5% below ME |
| Brewer and Sedgwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,545Lowest 16% below ME |
$3,374Highest 11% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.1%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.7%±13.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brewer and Sedgwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 9% below ME |
17 minLowest 31% below ME |
| Work from home | 12%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sedgwick and Brewer 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 | Sedgwick Public Schools | 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.