Compare towns
Brooks vs Temple vs Chapman
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 people working from home (14.5%).
Temple has the youngest population (median age 34).
Chapman has the highest household income ($93k).
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 | Temple | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208Highest |
824 |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 45.9±6.6Highest about the ME average |
34±14Lowest 24% below ME |
45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
| Brooks and Chapman 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% |
32.8%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Temple and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
15%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Chapman 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 |
$56,087±$2kLowest 25% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,700±$33k 34% below ME |
$210,200±$79kHighest 29% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Temple and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,116±$112Lowest about the ME average |
$1,458±$565Highest 28% above ME |
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| Temple and Brooks 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 |
$2,367Highest 22% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18%±17.3 ME: 48.4% |
73.3%±70.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Temple 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% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.7% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±8.4 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brooks and Temple 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.