Compare towns
Brooks 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 most expensive homes ($197k median).
Patten has the most people working from home (24.3%).
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 | Patten |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,208Highest |
607Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 45.9±6.6Lowest about the ME average |
56.1±5.8Highest 25% above ME |
| Patten and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.5%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Brooks and Patten 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% |
32.9%±5.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $59,130±$10kHighest 21% below ME |
$45,750±$19kLowest 39% below ME |
| Brooks and Patten 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 |
$83,000±$51kLowest 72% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,096Highest 31% below ME |
$857Lowest 72% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56%±58.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Patten and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 19.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
28.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±24.5Highest 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 |
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.