Compare towns
Brooklin vs Somerville
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%).
Somerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
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 | Somerville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 869Highest |
837Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.2±3.7Highest 10% above ME |
33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $68,750±$8kLowest 8% below ME |
$71,250±$15kHighest 5% below ME |
| Somerville 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 |
$218,100±$41kLowest 26% below ME |
| Brooklin and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,236±$137Lowest 9% above ME |
$1,583±$265Highest 39% above ME |
| Somerville 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 |
$2,505Highest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.5%±25Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Somerville 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% above ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.5%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | Brooklin Public Schools | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.