Compare towns
Brooklin vs Hope vs Deer Isle
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).
Hope has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
Deer Isle has the most people working from home (22%).
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 | Hope | Deer Isle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 869Lowest |
1,748 |
2,470Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.5% ME: +2.6% |
+11.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.2±3.7 10% above ME |
44.6±3.1Lowest about the ME average |
52.6±5.6Highest 17% 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% |
23.3%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hope 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% |
21.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.8%±3.3Highest 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% ME: 36.2% |
47.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,750±$8k 8% below ME |
$86,766±$6kHighest 16% above ME |
$62,284±$15kLowest 17% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,400±$90k 14% above ME |
$373,400±$33kHighest 26% above ME |
$308,300±$42kLowest 4% above ME |
| Hope and Brooklin 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 |
$1,219±$182Lowest 7% above ME |
$1,909±$927Highest 68% above ME |
| Deer Isle 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 |
$3,842Highest 27% above ME |
$1,890 38% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.5%±25 ME: 48.4% |
37.8%±38.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
25.4%±17.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hope and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 4% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
20 min 17% below ME |
| Work from home | 16.5%±6.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.3%±10.2 ME: 15.9% |
22%±9.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Deer Isle and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Brooklin Public Schools | Hope Public Schools | Deer Isle-Stonington CSD |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Deer Isle-Stonington High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.0 |
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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.