Compare towns
Brooklin vs Beals vs Rome
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brooklin has the most expensive homes ($339k median).
Beals has the most affordable homes ($257k median).
Rome has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
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 | Brooklin | Beals | Rome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 869 |
498Lowest |
1,215Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4% ME: +2.6% |
-12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.2±3.7Highest 10% above ME |
48±15.6Lowest 7% above ME |
48.3±9.2 8% above ME |
| Brooklin and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Rome and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.1%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±9.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Beals and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
39.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±5.5 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±4.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooklin and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,750±$8k 8% below ME |
$64,063±$14kLowest 14% below ME |
$77,639±$25kHighest 4% above ME |
| Rome and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,400±$90kHighest 14% above ME |
$256,700±$45kLowest 13% below ME |
$329,300±$36k 11% above ME |
| Brooklin and Rome 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 |
$907±$378Lowest 20% below ME |
$1,150±$56 about the ME average |
| Brooklin and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,792Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,829 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.5%±25 ME: 48.4% |
7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.4% ME: 74.3% |
83.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% above ME |
21 minLowest 17% below ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Beals 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 | Beals Public Schools | — |
| High school 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.