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Brooks vs Newburgh vs Patten
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).
Newburgh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
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 | Newburgh | Patten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208 |
1,475Highest |
1,154Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3% ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average |
57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Newburgh 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% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5% ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest 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±$10k 21% below ME |
$76,750±$10kHighest about the ME average |
$51,484±$6kLowest 31% below ME |
| Newburgh 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±$33k 34% below ME |
$244,600±$20kHighest 18% below ME |
$127,600±$49kLowest 57% below ME |
| Newburgh and Brooks 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 |
$950±$219 17% below ME |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
| Brooks and Newburgh 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 |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
$1,199Lowest 61% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Patten and Newburgh 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% |
11.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
82.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten 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 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.