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Brooklin vs Bristol
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 youngest population (median age 49.2).
Bristol has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.9%).
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 | Bristol |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 869Lowest |
2,917Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.2±3.7Lowest 10% above ME |
61±3.2Highest 36% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Brooklin and Bristol 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% |
42.8%±8.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $68,750±$8kLowest 8% below ME |
$100,750±$19kHighest 35% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,400±$90kLowest 14% above ME |
$406,400±$54kHighest 37% above ME |
| Bristol 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 |
$1,051±$106Lowest 8% below ME |
| Brooklin and Bristol 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 |
$2,668Highest 12% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.5%±25Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±19.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brooklin and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1968Lowest 9 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 4% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 16.5%±6.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
25%±8.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bristol and Brooklin 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 | — | #16 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Brooklin Public Schools | Bristol Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.