Compare towns
Brooks vs Newburgh vs Sidney
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 the oldest housing (typical home built 1985).
Sidney has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.4%).
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 | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
1,475 |
4,790Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±6.6Highest about the ME average |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
43±5.5Lowest 4% below ME |
| Brooks and Newburgh 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% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney 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%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Newburgh and Sidney 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% |
33.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest 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 |
$83,488±$10kHighest 12% above ME |
| Sidney 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 |
$336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,116±$112 about the ME average |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
$1,340±$304Highest 18% above ME |
| Sidney and Brooks 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 |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
$2,474 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18%±17.3 ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh and Brooks 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% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Brooks and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #15 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — | RSU 18 |
| 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.