Compare towns
Alna vs Brooks vs Whitefield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Alna has the most kids (32.9% under 18).
Brooks has the most affordable homes ($197k median).
Whitefield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
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 | Alna | Brooks | Whitefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 818Lowest |
1,208 |
2,157Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% ME: +2.6% |
-6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±10.5Lowest 9% below ME |
45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
51.9±5.2Highest 16% above ME |
| Whitefield and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 32.9%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.6%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.1%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
32.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,125±$16kHighest 25% above ME |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$73,875±$10k about the ME average |
| Alna and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $367,400±$55kHighest 24% above ME |
$196,700±$33kLowest 34% below ME |
$242,300±$24k 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$176 4% below ME |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
$895±$126Lowest 21% below ME |
| Brooks and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,667Highest 21% above ME |
$2,096Lowest 31% below ME |
$2,366 22% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±70.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±22.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Alna and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7% ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 41% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.4%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
13.5%±6.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Alna and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.