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Brooks vs Newburgh vs Raymond
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 affordable homes ($197k median).
Newburgh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
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 | Raymond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
1,475 |
4,610Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average |
47.3±4.1Highest 6% above ME |
| Raymond 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% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Raymond and Newburgh 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% |
22.2%±5.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Raymond and Newburgh 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% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
49.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.1Lowest 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±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$76,750±$10k about the ME average |
$88,194±$20kHighest 18% above ME |
| Raymond and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,700±$33kLowest 34% below ME |
$244,600±$20k 18% below ME |
$395,800±$42kHighest 33% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
$965±$397 15% below ME |
| Brooks and Raymond 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 |
$2,748 9% below ME |
$3,139Highest 3% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.3%±62.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh and Raymond 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% |
11.7% ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 23% above ME |
37 minHighest 50% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #112 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | None 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.