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Standish vs Brewer
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Standish has the most people working from home (13.6%).
Brewer has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Standish | Brewer |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,662Highest |
9,652Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.8Highest 10% below ME |
40.1±4.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Standish and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Brewer and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
7.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Standish and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$66,613±$9kLowest 11% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
$245,300±$21kLowest 17% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,086±$54Highest 5% below ME |
| Brewer and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,005Lowest about the ME average |
$3,374Highest 11% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
55.7%±13.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
17 minLowest 31% below ME |
| Work from home | 13.6%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #18 of 133 in ME | #32 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | Brewer Public Schools |
| High school in town | Bonny Eagle High School | Brewer High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Lowest |
14.0Highest |
| 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.