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Temple vs Bremen
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Temple has the most kids (32.8% under 18).
Bremen has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.1%).
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 | Temple | Bremen |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 824Lowest |
917Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 34±14Lowest 24% below ME |
52.1±8.2Highest 16% above ME |
| Bremen and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 32.8%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.1%±9.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
54.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Temple and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,087±$2kLowest 25% below ME |
$100,000±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,200±$79kLowest 29% below ME |
$425,300±$28kHighest 43% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,458±$565 28% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,367Lowest 22% below ME |
$2,829Highest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.3%±70.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Temple and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
22 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.5%±8.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bremen and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.