Compare towns
Bremen vs Brooklin vs Damariscotta
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bremen has the highest household income ($100k).
Brooklin has the most affordable homes ($339k median).
Damariscotta has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
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 | Bremen | Brooklin | Damariscotta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917 |
869Lowest |
2,192Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% ME: +2.6% |
+0.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.1±8.2Highest 16% above ME |
49.2±3.7Lowest 10% above ME |
49.3±8.6 10% above ME |
| Bremen and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Damariscotta and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34.1%±9.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31.2%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bremen and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
41.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
41.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooklin and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,000±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
$68,750±$8k 8% below ME |
$59,423±$11kLowest 20% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $425,300±$28kHighest 43% above ME |
$339,400±$90kLowest 14% above ME |
$363,500±$42k 23% above ME |
| Bremen and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,236±$137Highest 9% above ME |
$1,027±$88Lowest 10% below ME |
| Brooklin and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,829 7% below ME |
$1,792Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,806Highest 25% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
29.5%±25 ME: 48.4% |
68.2%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Damariscotta and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.4% ME: 74.3% |
70%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 13% below ME |
26 minHighest 4% above ME |
23 min 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
13.2%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bremen and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Brooklin Public Schools | Great Salt Bay CSD |
| High school 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.