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Brookfield vs Gray vs Marlow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most expensive homes ($428k median).
Gray has the youngest population (median age 43.4).
Marlow has the highest household income ($110k).
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 | Brookfield | Gray | Marlow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 567Lowest |
8,429Highest |
855 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 58.1±9.7Highest 49% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
52.8±11.7 36% above U.S. |
| Brookfield and Marlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±6.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Marlow and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.5%±5.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brookfield and Marlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brookfield and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,406±$31kLowest about the U.S. average |
$95,236±$8k 18% above U.S. |
$110,455±$12kHighest 37% above U.S. |
| Marlow and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $428,000±$61kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$325,400±$49kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Brookfield and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,371±$89Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,154±$160Lowest 18% below U.S. |
| Gray and Marlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,926Highest 90% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$5,826 87% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
18.2%±95.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Gray and Marlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 3% above U.S. |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 33% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.7%±6.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brookfield and Gray 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 | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Marlow School District |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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U.S. 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.