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Brooks vs Bremen
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 affordable homes ($197k median).
Bremen has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.1%).
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 | Brooks | Bremen |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,208Highest |
917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±6.6Lowest about the ME average |
52.1±8.2Highest 16% above ME |
| Bremen and Brooks 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% |
18.6%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Bremen and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.1%±9.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
54.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$100,000±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,700±$33kLowest 34% below ME |
$425,300±$28kHighest 43% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,116±$112 about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,096Lowest 31% below ME |
$2,829Highest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18%±17.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brooks and Bremen 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% |
9.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
22 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bremen and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| 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.