Compare towns
Brooklin vs Beals vs Tremont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brooklin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.4%).
Beals has the most affordable homes ($257k median).
Tremont has the highest household income ($89k).
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 | Tremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 869 |
498Lowest |
1,508Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.2±3.7Highest 10% above ME |
48±15.6 7% above ME |
45.6±8.5Lowest about the ME average |
| Brooklin and Beals 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% |
20.2%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Tremont and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
30.1%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.1Lowest 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% ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±5.5 ME: 5.8% |
4%±1.9Lowest 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 |
$88,803±$8kHighest 19% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,400±$90k 14% above ME |
$256,700±$45kLowest 13% below ME |
$407,000±$32kHighest 37% above ME |
| Tremont and Brooklin 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 |
$1,217±$406 7% above ME |
| Brooklin and Tremont 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 |
$2,580 15% below ME |
$2,822Highest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.5%±25 ME: 48.4% |
7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.1%±21.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Tremont and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% ME: 10.7% |
10.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.9% ME: 74.3% |
76.3%Lowest 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 minHighest 4% above ME |
21 minLowest 17% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 16.5%±6.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±10.9 ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Tremont and Beals 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 | Tremont Public Schools |
| High school in town | None 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.