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Brooks vs New Vineyard
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 shortest commute (25 min average).
New Vineyard has the most kids (24.5% under 18).
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 | New Vineyard |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,208Highest |
607Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±6.6Lowest about the ME average |
47.5±9.5Highest 6% above ME |
| New Vineyard 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% |
24.5%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Vineyard 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% |
27%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$61,806±$19kHighest 17% below ME |
| New Vineyard 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 |
$190,000±$76kLowest 36% below ME |
| Brooks and New Vineyard 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 |
$925±$490Lowest 19% below ME |
| Brooks and New Vineyard 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 |
$2,136Highest 30% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±5.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 19.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.7%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| New Vineyard 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 |
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.