Compare towns
Beals vs Brooklin vs Surry
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).
Brooklin has the most expensive homes ($339k median).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
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 | Brooklin | Surry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 498Lowest |
869 |
1,836Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.4% ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48±15.6Lowest 7% above ME |
49.2±3.7 10% above ME |
52.4±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
| Surry and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Surry and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Surry and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
41.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
38.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±5.5 ME: 5.8% |
7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1Lowest 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 |
$68,750±$8k 8% below ME |
$74,508±$12kHighest about the ME average |
| Surry 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±$45kLowest 13% below ME |
$339,400±$90kHighest 14% above ME |
$296,300±$36k about the ME average |
| Brooklin and Surry 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 |
$1,236±$137Highest 9% above ME |
$969±$129 15% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,792Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,903 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
29.5%±25 ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Surry and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.4% ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 17% below ME |
26 min 4% above ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.6%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Beals and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Beals Public Schools | Brooklin Public Schools | Surry Public Schools |
| High school in town | None 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.