Compare towns
Anson vs Brooks vs Brownville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Anson has the most kids (26.2% under 18).
Brooks has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Brownville has the most homeowners (77.7%).
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 | Anson | Brooks | Brownville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 680Lowest |
1,208Highest |
983 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-6.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.3±15.2Lowest 3% below ME |
45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
46.5±4.6Highest 4% above ME |
| Brownville and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.2%±5Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±6.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Anson and Brownville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 8.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
28.1%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 5.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±3.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Brownville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,770±$61kHighest 17% above ME |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$64,063±$15k 14% below ME |
| Anson and Brownville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $100,400±$28k 66% below ME |
$196,700±$33kHighest 34% below ME |
$96,700±$22kLowest 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $914±$247Lowest 20% below ME |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
$1,057±$120 7% below ME |
| Brooks and Brownville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,207Lowest 60% below ME |
$2,096Highest 31% below ME |
$1,250 59% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±37.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
26.2%±19.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Anson and Brownville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
18.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
74.6% ME: 74.3% |
77.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 27 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1955 22 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 26% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
37 minHighest 49% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.8%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 41/MSAD 41 |
| 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.