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About Brewer
City in Maine, United StatesBrewer is a city in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It is part of the Bangor metropolitan area. The city is named after its first settler, Colonel John Brewer. The population was 9,672 at the 2020 census. Brewer is the sister city of Bangor. The two are at the head of navigation on opposite sides of the Penobscot River estuary and are connected by three bridges. Brewer and Bangor were originally both part of Condeskeag Plantation, though the Brewer part was also called "New Worcester" after John Brewer's birthplace. In 1788, Orrington, Maine was incorporated with Brewer/New Worcester as its major village. The other half of Kenduskeag incorporated in 1791 as Bangor. Finally, in...
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Housing in Brewer
The typical Brewer home is worth about $306,000, up 3% in a year, 26% below the Maine typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Brewer
Safety Grade B-
Brewer reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 52% report less.
Schools in Brewer
All Brewer schools →School Grade B
The public schools Brewer’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 60% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within ME. Ratings are from neighbors.
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