Compare towns
Brooklin vs Unity 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 most homeowners (84.4%).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Tremont has the highest household income ($89k).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Unity | Tremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 869Lowest |
1,858Highest |
1,508 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.4% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.2±3.7Highest 10% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
45.6±8.5 about the ME average |
| Brooklin and Tremont 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% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Tremont and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Brooklin and Tremont 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% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,750±$8k 8% below ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$88,803±$8kHighest 19% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,400±$90k 14% above ME |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
$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 |
$873±$73Lowest 23% 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 |
$2,510 17% below ME |
$2,822Highest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.5%±25Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.1%±21.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Unity and Tremont 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% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
76.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 4% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 16.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Lowest 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 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | Tremont Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Ecology Learning Ctr | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4 |
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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.