Compare towns
Brooklin vs Cushing vs Gray
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 affordable homes ($339k median).
Cushing has the most expensive homes ($410k median).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
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 | Cushing | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 869Lowest |
1,460 |
8,429Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4% ME: +2.6% |
-2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.2±3.7Highest 10% above ME |
48.8±7.7 9% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
| Brooklin and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±0.9 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.8% ME: 36.2% |
38.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooklin and Gray 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 |
$83,500±$19k 12% above ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
| Gray and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,400±$90kLowest 14% above ME |
$409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
| Cushing and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,236±$137Lowest 9% above ME |
$1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
| Cushing and Gray 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 |
$3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.5%±25Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Cushing 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% |
7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.4% ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cushing 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 | — | — | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Brooklin Public Schools | RSU 13 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.5 |
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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.