Compare towns
Brooklin vs Casco vs Rome vs Cushing
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 renters (15.6% rent).
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
Rome has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
Cushing has the most expensive homes ($410k median).
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 | Casco | Rome | Cushing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 869Lowest |
3,696Highest |
1,215 |
1,460 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4% ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.2±3.7 10% above ME |
52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
48.3±9.2Lowest 8% above ME |
48.8±7.7 9% above ME |
| Casco and Brooklin 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% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Rome and Cushing 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% |
26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±9.1 ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±0.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Casco 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% |
32.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
39.1% ME: 36.2% |
38.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±4.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooklin and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $68,750±$8kLowest 8% below ME |
$69,313±$19k 7% below ME |
$77,639±$25k 4% above ME |
$83,500±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
| Cushing and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,400±$90k 14% above ME |
$355,500±$58k 20% above ME |
$329,300±$36kLowest 11% above ME |
$409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
| Cushing and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,236±$137 9% above ME |
$1,395±$184 22% above ME |
$1,150±$56Lowest about the ME average |
$1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
| Cushing and Casco 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 |
$3,085 about the ME average |
$1,829 40% below ME |
$3,944Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.5%±25Lowest ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Casco 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% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.3% ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
91.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
| Work from home | 16.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Brooklin Public Schools | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | — | RSU 13 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.