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Brooks vs Newburgh vs Vinalhaven
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 most kids (18.8% under 18).
Vinalhaven has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
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 | Vinalhaven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
1,475Highest |
1,216 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average |
65.1±3.9Highest 45% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.2%±3.3Lowest 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% |
50.4%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
45.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±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±$10kHighest about the ME average |
$72,963±$11k about the ME average |
| Newburgh and Vinalhaven 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 |
$428,400±$44kHighest 44% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
$1,017±$924 11% below ME |
| Brooks and Vinalhaven 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 |
$3,598Highest 19% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
53.6%±41.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Vinalhaven and Newburgh 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% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
86.6%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 min about the ME average |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Vinalhaven 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 | — | — |
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| 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.