Compare towns
Blue Hill 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
Blue Hill has the most people working from home (21%).
Brooklin has the oldest housing (typical home built 1980).
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 | Blue Hill | Brooklin | Surry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,813Highest |
869Lowest |
1,836 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9% ME: +2.6% |
+0.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.2Lowest 8% 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 | 18.3%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Blue Hill and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.6%±10.2 ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Surry and Blue Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.2% ME: 36.2% |
41.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
38.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±4.6 ME: 5.8% |
7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooklin and Blue Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,377±$17kHighest 8% above ME |
$68,750±$8kLowest 8% below ME |
$74,508±$12k about the ME average |
| Blue Hill and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $399,500±$82kHighest 35% above ME |
$339,400±$90k 14% above ME |
$296,300±$36kLowest about the ME average |
| Blue Hill and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$638 9% below ME |
$1,236±$137Highest 9% above ME |
$969±$129Lowest 15% below ME |
| Brooklin and Blue Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,907Highest 4% below ME |
$1,792Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,903 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 93.6%±27.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
29.5%±25Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Blue Hill and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.4% ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
26 min 4% above ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 21%±9.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Blue Hill 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 | #29 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Blue Hill Public Schools | Brooklin Public Schools | Surry Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.