Compare towns
Beals vs Bath vs Robbinston vs Brooklin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beals has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Bath has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3%).
Robbinston has the most affordable homes ($228k median).
Brooklin has the most expensive homes ($339k median).
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 | Beals | Bath | Robbinston | Brooklin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 498Lowest |
8,815Highest |
621 |
869 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.1% ME: +2.6% |
+0.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48±15.6 7% above ME |
45.4±3Lowest about the ME average |
48.1±2.7 7% above ME |
49.2±3.7Highest 10% above ME |
| Brooklin and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Brooklin and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
27.1%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Beals and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6% ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
41.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±5.5 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest 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 | $64,063±$14kLowest 14% below ME |
$69,390±$12kHighest 7% below ME |
$68,333±$13k 9% below ME |
$68,750±$8k 8% below ME |
| Bath and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,700±$45k 13% below ME |
$310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
$228,000±$41kLowest 23% below ME |
$339,400±$90kHighest 14% above ME |
| Brooklin and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $907±$378Lowest 20% below ME |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,232±$808 8% above ME |
$1,236±$137Highest 9% above ME |
| Brooklin and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580 15% below ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$1,478Lowest 51% below ME |
$1,792 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
60.6%±26.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
29.5%±25 ME: 48.4% |
| Robbinston and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.8% ME: 10.7% |
12.4% ME: 10.7% |
15.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.9% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.7% ME: 74.3% |
84.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 17% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
22 min 9% below ME |
26 minHighest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.6%±10.9 ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Bath and Beals 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 | — | #31 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Beals Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — | Brooklin Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Morse High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8 |
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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.