Compare towns
Brooklin vs Standish vs Deer Isle
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 renters (15.6% rent).
Standish has the highest household income ($105k).
Deer Isle has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.1%).
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 | Standish | Deer Isle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 869Lowest |
10,662Highest |
2,470 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7% ME: +2.6% |
+11.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.2±3.7 10% above ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
52.6±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
| Deer Isle and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Standish and Brooklin 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% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.8%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Deer Isle 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36% ME: 36.2% |
35.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Standish and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,750±$8k 8% below ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$62,284±$15kLowest 17% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,400±$90kHighest 14% above ME |
$336,000±$18k 13% above ME |
$308,300±$42kLowest 4% above ME |
| Brooklin and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,236±$137 9% above ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,909±$927Highest 68% above ME |
| Deer Isle 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 |
$3,005Highest about the ME average |
$1,890 38% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.5%±25 ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
25.4%±17.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Brooklin 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% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
20 minLowest 17% below ME |
| Work from home | 16.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22%±9.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Deer Isle 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 | — | #18 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Brooklin Public Schools | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | Deer Isle-Stonington CSD |
| High school in town | None in town | Bonny Eagle High School | Deer Isle-Stonington High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Highest |
8.0Lowest |
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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.