Compare towns
Waldoboro vs Waldo 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 renters (21.4% rent).
Waldo has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
Bremen has the most expensive homes ($425k median).
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 | Waldo | Bremen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,253Highest |
926 |
917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.1±4.6 12% above ME |
37.5±9.6Lowest 16% below 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% |
20.2%±4.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Waldo 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% |
12.2%±1.6Lowest 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% |
36.4% ME: 36.2% |
54.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bremen and Waldo 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 |
$71,458±$21k 4% below ME |
$100,000±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
| Bremen and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,900±$39k 7% below ME |
$208,000±$41kLowest 30% below ME |
$425,300±$28kHighest 43% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $348±$153Lowest 69% below ME |
$1,150±$691Highest about the ME average |
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| Waldo and Waldoboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,861Highest 6% below ME |
$1,623Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,829 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±15.8 ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±36.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 9.6% ME: 10.7% |
10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 3% above ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
22 min 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bremen and Waldo 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 | #55 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | Waldo-Region 7 | — |
| 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.