Compare towns
Augusta vs Beals vs Brooklin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Augusta has the most renters (46.2% rent).
Beals has the most people working from home (17.6%).
Brooklin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.4%).
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 | Augusta | Beals | Brooklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,077Highest |
498Lowest |
869 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2% ME: +2.6% |
-12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.5±2.4Lowest 5% below ME |
48±15.6 7% above ME |
49.2±3.7Highest 10% above ME |
| Brooklin and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±2.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Augusta and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.1%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Beals and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
41.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±5.5 ME: 5.8% |
7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooklin and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$64,063±$14k 14% below ME |
$68,750±$8kHighest 8% below ME |
| Brooklin and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
$256,700±$45k 13% below ME |
$339,400±$90kHighest 14% above ME |
| Brooklin and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $919±$79 19% below ME |
$907±$378Lowest 20% below ME |
$1,236±$137Highest 9% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,465 19% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,792Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±8.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
29.5%±25 ME: 48.4% |
| Augusta and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.8% ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.9% ME: 74.3% |
84.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
21 min 17% below ME |
26 minHighest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Beals and Brooklin 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 | #119 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | Beals Public Schools | Brooklin Public Schools |
| High school in town | Cony | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 17.9 |
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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.