Compare towns
Brooklin vs Chapman vs Mount Desert
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).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
Mount Desert has the most expensive homes ($522k 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 | Chapman | Mount Desert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 869 |
388Lowest |
1,671Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +4.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.2±3.7 10% above ME |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
54.9±8.2Highest 23% above ME |
| Mount Desert 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% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
29.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Desert and Chapman 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% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
64.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±4.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooklin and Chapman 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 |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
$92,813±$9k 24% above ME |
| Chapman and Mount Desert 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 |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
$522,100±$66kHighest 76% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,236±$137Lowest 9% above ME |
— | $1,341±$89Highest 18% above ME |
| Mount Desert and Brooklin 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 |
$1,850 39% below ME |
$3,512Highest 16% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.5%±25 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.9%±31.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Mount Desert and Brooklin 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% |
7.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 4% above ME |
23 min 6% below ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
| Work from home | 16.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.1%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Desert 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 | — | Mount Desert Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.