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Brooklin vs Sedgwick

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 people working from home (16.5%).
Sedgwick has the shortest commute (23 min average).

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.

MeasureBrooklinSedgwick
People
Population
869Lowest
1,274Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.4%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+0.5%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
49.2±3.7Lowest
10% above ME
52.4±4.2Highest
17% above ME
Sedgwick and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16.3%±4.2Highest
ME: 18.1%
14.3%±5Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Brooklin and Sedgwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.7%±3.2Lowest
ME: 22.4%
36.5%±10.4Highest
ME: 22.4%
Sedgwick 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%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
44.5%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.2%±2.9Highest
ME: 5.8%
0.9%±1.1Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$68,750±$8kLowest
8% below ME
$70,446±$14kHighest
6% below ME
Sedgwick 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±$90kHighest
14% above ME
$336,200±$49kLowest
13% above ME
Brooklin and Sedgwick 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
$1,048±$770Lowest
8% below ME
Brooklin and Sedgwick 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
$2,545Highest
16% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
29.5%±25Lowest
ME: 48.4%
47.1%±100Highest
ME: 48.4%
Sedgwick 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%
16.9%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.4%Highest
ME: 74.3%
82.9%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980Lowest
3 yrs newer than ME
1982Highest
5 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minHighest
4% above ME
23 minLowest
9% below ME
Work from home
16.5%±6.8Highest
ME: 15.9%
12%±6Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Brooklin and Sedgwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Brooklin Public Schools Sedgwick Public Schools
High school in town None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story 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.