Compare towns
Brooks vs Mount Chase vs Wade
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 highest household income ($59k).
Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).
Wade has the oldest population (median age 53.6).
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 | Mount Chase | Wade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Highest |
280 |
244Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3% ME: +2.6% |
— | — |
| Median age | 45.9±6.6Lowest about the ME average |
49.9±10.9 11% above ME |
53.6±18.5Highest 20% above ME |
| Wade and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase 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% |
28.9%±6.3 ME: 22.4% |
34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wade and Mount Chase 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% |
32.1% ME: 36.2% |
33.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±5.7 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,130±$10kHighest 21% below ME |
$41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
$41,818±$25k 44% below ME |
| Brooks and Wade 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 |
$115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
$157,100±$109k 47% below ME |
| Brooks and Wade 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 |
$1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
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| Mount Chase and Brooks 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 |
$1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,655 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18%±17.3 ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Mount Chase and Brooks 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% |
30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
27 min 9% above ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±6.8Lowest 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 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.