Compare towns
Brooks vs Waldo vs Newburgh
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 renters (25.4% rent).
Waldo has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
Newburgh has the most expensive homes ($245k 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 | Waldo | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208 |
926Lowest |
1,475Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±6.6Highest about the ME average |
37.5±9.6Lowest 16% below ME |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
| Brooks and Newburgh 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%±4.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Waldo and Newburgh 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% |
12.2%±1.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Newburgh 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% |
36.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 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 |
$71,458±$21k 4% below ME |
$76,750±$10kHighest about the ME average |
| Newburgh and Waldo 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 |
$208,000±$41k 30% below ME |
$244,600±$20kHighest 18% below ME |
| Newburgh and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,116±$112 about the ME average |
$1,150±$691Highest about the ME average |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
| Waldo 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 |
$1,623Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±36.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Waldo 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% |
10.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Waldo 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 | Waldo-Region 7 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.