Compare towns
Brooklin vs Millinocket vs Sabattus
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 expensive homes ($339k median).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Sabattus has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
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 | Millinocket | Sabattus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 869Lowest |
4,115 |
5,116Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4% ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.2±3.7Lowest 10% above ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
51.2±4.6 14% above ME |
| Millinocket and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Brooklin and Millinocket 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% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.6% ME: 36.2% |
17.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.6%±3.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooklin and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,750±$8kHighest 8% below ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$59,387±$6k 21% below ME |
| Brooklin and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,400±$90kHighest 14% above ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$180,000±$39k 39% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,236±$137Highest 9% above ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$949±$23 17% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,792 41% below ME |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,151Highest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.5%±25 ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.7%±51Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sabattus 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% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.4% ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.5%±10.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sabattus 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 | — | #98 of 133 in ME | #129 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Brooklin Public Schools | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 04 |
| High school in town | None in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.