Compare towns
Beals vs Wayne 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 most affordable homes ($257k median).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Beals | Wayne | Brooklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 498Lowest |
1,101Highest |
869 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-5% ME: +2.6% |
+0.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48±15.6Lowest 7% above ME |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
49.2±3.7 10% above ME |
| Wayne and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest 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% |
29.2%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Beals and Wayne 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% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
41.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±5.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooklin and Wayne 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 |
$93,194±$26kHighest 25% above ME |
$68,750±$8k 8% below ME |
| Wayne 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 |
$362,800±$29kHighest 22% above ME |
$339,400±$90k 14% above ME |
| Wayne and Brooklin 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 |
$983±$554 14% below ME |
$1,236±$137Highest 9% above ME |
| Brooklin and Wayne 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 |
$3,289Highest 8% above ME |
$1,792Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1 ME: 48.4% |
29.5%±25Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brooklin and Wayne 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% |
7.9% ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 17% below ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
26 min 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.6%±10.9 ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Beals Public Schools | RSU 38 | Brooklin 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.