Compare towns
Brooklin vs Sedgwick vs Wayne
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 kids (16.3% under 18).
Sedgwick has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Sedgwick | Wayne |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 869Lowest |
1,274Highest |
1,101 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4% ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.2±3.7Lowest 10% above ME |
52.4±4.2 17% above ME |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
| Wayne and Sedgwick 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%±5 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest 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% |
29.2%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Sedgwick and Wayne 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% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooklin and Wayne 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 |
$70,446±$14k 6% below ME |
$93,194±$26kHighest 25% above ME |
| Wayne and Sedgwick 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 |
$336,200±$49kLowest 13% above ME |
$362,800±$29kHighest 22% above ME |
| Wayne 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 |
$1,048±$770 8% below ME |
$983±$554Lowest 14% 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 |
$2,545 16% below ME |
$3,289Highest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.5%±25 ME: 48.4% |
47.1%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1Lowest 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% |
7.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.4% ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% above ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
12%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne and Brooklin 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 | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.