Compare towns
Bremen vs Brooklin vs Mount Desert
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 most people working from home (22.7%).
Brooklin has the most affordable homes ($339k median).
Mount Desert has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.5%).
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 | Mount Desert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917 |
869Lowest |
1,671Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% ME: +2.6% |
+0.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.1±8.2 16% above ME |
49.2±3.7Lowest 10% above ME |
54.9±8.2Highest 23% above ME |
| Mount Desert and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bremen and Brooklin 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% |
29.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bremen and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.2% ME: 36.2% |
41.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
64.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooklin and Mount Desert 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±$8kLowest 8% below ME |
$92,813±$9k 24% above ME |
| Bremen and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $425,300±$28k 43% above ME |
$339,400±$90kLowest 14% above ME |
$522,100±$66kHighest 76% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,236±$137Lowest 9% above ME |
$1,341±$89Highest 18% above ME |
| Mount Desert and Brooklin 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 |
$3,512Highest 16% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
29.5%±25 ME: 48.4% |
33.9%±31.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Mount Desert and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
7.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 13% below ME |
26 minHighest 4% above ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.1%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Bremen and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Brooklin Public Schools | Mount Desert Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.