Compare towns
Brooks vs Thomaston
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%).
Thomaston has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.5%).
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 | Thomaston |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
2,769Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±6.6Lowest about the ME average |
58.1±6.6Highest 30% above ME |
| Thomaston 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% |
19.2%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Thomaston 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% |
35.5%±8.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $59,130±$10kHighest 21% below ME |
$56,435±$13kLowest 24% below ME |
| Brooks and Thomaston 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 |
$271,700±$10kHighest 8% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,116±$112Lowest about the ME average |
$1,262±$343Highest 11% above ME |
| Thomaston 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 |
$4,487Highest 48% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.5%±23.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
14 minLowest 45% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #99 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 13 |
| High school in town | None 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.