Compare towns
Brooks vs Brownfield vs Newburgh
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%).
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
Newburgh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
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 | Brownfield | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
1,830Highest |
1,475 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1% ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±6.6Highest about the ME average |
39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
| Brooks and Newburgh 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% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Newburgh 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% |
18.5%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Newburgh and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5% ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Newburgh 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 |
$60,889±$5k 19% below ME |
$76,750±$10kHighest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,700±$33kLowest 34% below ME |
$287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME |
$244,600±$20k 18% below ME |
| Brownfield and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,116±$112 about the ME average |
$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
| Brownfield and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,096Lowest 31% below ME |
$2,976Highest about the ME average |
$2,748 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Newburgh 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% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brooks and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.