Compare towns
Temple vs Bremen vs Wilton
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%).
Wilton has the most renters (20.2% rent).
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 | Wilton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 824Lowest |
917 |
3,862Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2% ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 34±14Lowest 24% below ME |
52.1±8.2Highest 16% above ME |
46.1±6.6 about the ME average |
| Bremen and Wilton 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% |
22.2%±5 ME: 18.1% |
| Temple and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.1%±9.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
27%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Bremen and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
54.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Wilton and Temple 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 |
$63,396±$23k 15% below ME |
| Bremen and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,200±$79k 29% below ME |
$425,300±$28kHighest 43% above ME |
$202,000±$30kLowest 32% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,458±$565Highest 28% above ME |
— | $446±$274Lowest 61% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,367 22% below ME |
$2,829Highest 7% below ME |
$2,344Lowest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.3%±70.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
52.5%±31.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Temple and Wilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2% ME: 10.7% |
9.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7% ME: 74.3% |
93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
22 minLowest 13% below ME |
28 min 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.5%±8.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.1%±7.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Bremen and Wilton 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 | — | — | #121 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | RSU 09 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.