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Winterport vs Bremen
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winterport has the most affordable homes ($283k median).
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 | Winterport | Bremen |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,850Highest |
917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.3±5.5Lowest 6% below ME |
52.1±8.2Highest 16% above ME |
| Bremen and Winterport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Bremen and Winterport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19%±4.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.1%±9.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
54.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Winterport and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $98,333±$21kLowest 32% above ME |
$100,000±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
| Bremen and Winterport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $283,000±$43kLowest 5% below ME |
$425,300±$28kHighest 43% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,646Lowest 13% below ME |
$2,829Highest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.8%±25.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Winterport and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
22 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.4%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bremen and Winterport 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 | #53 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 22 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.