Compare towns
Brooklin vs Surry vs Tremont
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1980).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
Tremont has the most people working from home (20.9%).
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 | Surry | Tremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 869Lowest |
1,836Highest |
1,508 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4% ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.2±3.7 10% above ME |
52.4±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
45.6±8.5Lowest about the ME average |
| Surry and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Tremont and Surry 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% |
30.9%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Surry 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% ME: 36.2% |
38.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooklin and Tremont 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 |
$74,508±$12k about the ME average |
$88,803±$8kHighest 19% above ME |
| Tremont and Surry 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 |
$296,300±$36kLowest about the ME average |
$407,000±$32kHighest 37% above ME |
| Tremont 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 |
$969±$129Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,217±$406 7% above ME |
| Brooklin and Tremont 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 |
$1,903 37% below ME |
$2,822Highest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.5%±25Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.1%±21.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Surry and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7% ME: 10.7% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.4% ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% above ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 16.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Tremont 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 | Surry Public Schools | Tremont Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.