Compare towns
Brooksville vs Gray vs Wayne
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brooksville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Brooksville | Gray | Wayne |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 853Lowest |
8,429Highest |
1,101 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 61.4±6.3Highest 37% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
55.6±5.3 24% above ME |
| Brooksville and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 41.6%±10.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.2%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Brooksville and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Wayne and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,316±$20kLowest 25% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$93,194±$26k 25% above ME |
| Gray and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,900±$113kHighest 32% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$362,800±$29kLowest 22% above ME |
| Brooksville and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,307±$68 15% above ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$983±$554Lowest 14% below ME |
| Gray and Brooksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,945Lowest 36% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$3,289 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±38.7 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Brooksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.7%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne and Brooksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Brooksville Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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| 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.