Compare towns
Brooks vs Enfield
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%).
Enfield has the most homeowners (95.9%).
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 | Brooks | Enfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
1,462Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±6.6Lowest about the ME average |
49.8±5.4Highest 11% above ME |
| Enfield 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% |
18.5%±5.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Enfield 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% |
28%±5.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Enfield 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 |
$62,667±$7kHighest 16% below ME |
| Enfield 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 |
$178,100±$22kLowest 40% below ME |
| Brooks and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
$425±$422Lowest 63% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,096Lowest 31% below ME |
$2,152Highest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.3%±64.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Enfield 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% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
27 minHighest 11% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 31/MSAD 31 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.