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Brooks vs Tremont
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).
Tremont has the most expensive homes ($407k median).
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 | Tremont |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,208Lowest |
1,508Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±6.6Highest about the ME average |
45.6±8.5Lowest about the ME average |
| Brooks and Tremont 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% |
20.2%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Tremont 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%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Tremont and Brooks 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% |
44.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Tremont 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 |
$88,803±$8kHighest 19% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,700±$33kLowest 34% below ME |
$407,000±$32kHighest 37% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,116±$112Lowest about the ME average |
$1,217±$406Highest 7% above ME |
| Tremont 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 |
$2,822Highest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.1%±21.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Tremont 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% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
76.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Tremont 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 | Tremont Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.