Compare towns
Brooks vs Monroe vs Mount Chase
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 renters (25.4% rent).
Monroe has the highest household income ($81k).
Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Monroe | Mount Chase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Highest |
1,001 |
280Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
43.5±7Lowest about the ME average |
49.9±10.9Highest 11% above ME |
| Mount Chase 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% |
23.7%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±10.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Monroe and Mount Chase 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% |
22.6%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
28.9%±6.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Chase and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.1% ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±4.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±5.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,130±$10k 21% below ME |
$81,300±$7kHighest 9% above ME |
$41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,700±$33k 34% below ME |
$220,300±$57kHighest 26% below ME |
$115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
| Monroe and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,116±$112Lowest about the ME average |
$1,165±$152 about the ME average |
$1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
| Mount Chase and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,096 31% below ME |
$2,207Highest 27% below ME |
$1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.9%±47.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Monroe and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.1% ME: 10.7% |
11.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
32 minHighest 28% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase 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 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| 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.