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Veazie vs Brooks vs Brewer
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Veazie has the most expensive homes ($293k median).
Brooks has the most people working from home (14.5%).
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 | Veazie | Brooks | Brewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,847 |
1,208Lowest |
9,652Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.5% ME: +2.6% |
-6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.7±4.6Highest 4% above ME |
45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
40.1±4.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Veazie and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Brewer and Veazie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±3.9 ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Brewer and Veazie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.7%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Veazie and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,229±$10kHighest 5% above ME |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$66,613±$9k 11% below ME |
| Veazie and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $293,100±$35kHighest about the ME average |
$196,700±$33kLowest 34% below ME |
$245,300±$21k 17% below ME |
| Veazie and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,095±$79 4% below ME |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
$1,086±$54Lowest 5% below ME |
| Brooks and Veazie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,073Highest 34% above ME |
$2,096Lowest 31% below ME |
$3,374 11% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±16.4 ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.7%±13.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brewer and Veazie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1% ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 27% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
17 minLowest 31% below ME |
| Work from home | 12%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brooks and Veazie 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 | Veazie Public Schools | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | Brewer Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Brewer High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.0 |
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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.