Compare towns
Brooklin vs Deer Isle 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).
Deer Isle has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.1%).
Cushing has the highest household income ($84k).
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 | Deer Isle | Cushing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 869Lowest |
2,470Highest |
1,460 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4% ME: +2.6% |
+11.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.2±3.7 10% above ME |
52.6±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
48.8±7.7Lowest 9% above ME |
| Deer Isle 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% |
14.7%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cushing 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% |
24.8%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±0.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Deer Isle 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% |
35.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooklin and Cushing 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 |
$62,284±$15kLowest 17% below ME |
$83,500±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
| Cushing and Brooklin 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 |
$308,300±$42kLowest 4% above ME |
$409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
| Cushing and Brooklin 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 |
$1,909±$927Highest 68% above ME |
$1,553±$376 36% above ME |
| Deer Isle and Cushing 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 |
$1,890 38% below ME |
$3,944Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.5%±25 ME: 48.4% |
25.4%±17.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cushing and Brooklin 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% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 4% above ME |
20 minLowest 17% below ME |
23 min 5% below ME |
| Work from home | 16.5%±6.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22%±9.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Deer Isle 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 | Deer Isle-Stonington CSD | RSU 13 |
| High school in town | None in town | Deer Isle-Stonington High Sch | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.0 |
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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.