Compare towns
Brooks vs Anson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brooks has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Anson has the most kids (26.2% under 18).
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 | Brooks | Anson |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,208Highest |
680Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±6.6Highest about the ME average |
43.3±15.2Lowest 3% below ME |
| Brooks and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.2%±5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Anson and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
8.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$87,770±$61kHighest 17% above ME |
| Anson and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,700±$33kHighest 34% below ME |
$100,400±$28kLowest 66% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
$914±$247Lowest 20% below ME |
| Brooks and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,096Highest 31% below ME |
$1,207Lowest 60% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.8%±37.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Anson and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
60.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1950Lowest 27 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
0%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school 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.