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Waldoboro vs Dedham vs Bremen
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waldoboro has the most affordable homes ($275k median).
Dedham has the most kids (23.8% under 18).
Bremen has the most people working from home (22.7%).
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 | Waldoboro | Dedham | Bremen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,253Highest |
1,656 |
917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6% ME: +2.6% |
-2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.1±4.6 12% above ME |
46.5±2.2Lowest 4% above ME |
52.1±8.2Highest 16% above ME |
| Bremen and Waldoboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Dedham and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
18.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.1%±9.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bremen and Waldoboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.5% ME: 36.2% |
54.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Dedham and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,107±$8kLowest 8% below ME |
$111,442±$18kHighest 49% above ME |
$100,000±$21k 34% above ME |
| Dedham and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,900±$39kLowest 7% below ME |
$356,400±$33k 20% above ME |
$425,300±$28kHighest 43% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $348±$153Lowest 69% below ME |
$1,422±$607Highest 25% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,861 6% below ME |
$3,942Highest 30% above ME |
$2,829Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±15.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
13%±85.3 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Waldoboro and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
93.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 3% above ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
22 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.3%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #55 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | Dedham Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Medomak Valley High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5 |
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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.