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Warren vs Brewer vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Brewer has the most renters (40.3% rent).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
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 | Warren | Brewer | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,585 |
9,652Highest |
942Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.1±4.2Highest 37% above U.S. |
40.1±4.8 3% above U.S. |
35.6±11.7Lowest 8% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 9.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.9%±4.3 U.S.: 22% |
30.6%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.4%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warren and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35% U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.7%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brewer and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,905±$16kHighest 8% above U.S. |
$66,613±$9kLowest 17% below U.S. |
$73,214±$22k 9% below U.S. |
| Warren and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $569,300±$123kHighest 71% above U.S. |
$245,300±$21k 26% below U.S. |
$242,600±$55kLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,750±$394Highest 24% above U.S. |
$1,086±$54 23% below U.S. |
$950±$495Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,284Highest 134% above U.S. |
$3,374Lowest 8% above U.S. |
$4,284 37% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.3%±26.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
55.7%±13.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
16.7%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brewer and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
27.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
59.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1959Lowest 21 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 30% below U.S. |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 36.2%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±2.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #32 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Brewer Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Brewer High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.0 |
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U.S. 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.