Compare towns
Brooklin vs Rome vs Windham
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 shortest commute (26 min average).
Rome has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
Windham has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Rome | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 869Lowest |
1,215 |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.2±3.7Highest 10% above ME |
48.3±9.2 8% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
| Brooklin and Rome 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% |
21.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Rome and Windham 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% |
24.7%±9.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.8% ME: 36.2% |
39.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±4.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooklin and Rome 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 |
$77,639±$25k 4% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Windham and Rome 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 |
$329,300±$36kLowest 11% above ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
| Windham and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,236±$137Highest 9% above ME |
$1,150±$56Lowest about the ME average |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
| Brooklin and Windham 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 |
$1,829 40% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.5%±25Lowest ME: 48.4% |
54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Windham 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% |
10.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% above ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Windham 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 | — | — | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Brooklin Public Schools | — | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.1 |
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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.