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Brooksville vs North Berwick
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 oldest population (median age 61.4).
North Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
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 | North Berwick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 853Lowest |
5,129Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 61.4±6.3Highest 37% above ME |
41.6±4.7Lowest 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 41.6%±10.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.9%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| North Berwick and Brooksville 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 |
$101,875±$16kHighest 36% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,900±$113kLowest 32% above ME |
$428,500±$33kHighest 44% above ME |
| North Berwick and Brooksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,307±$68Highest 15% above ME |
$1,105±$116Lowest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,945Lowest 36% below ME |
$3,735Highest 23% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±38.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.2%±28.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| North Berwick 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% |
4.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
15%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brooksville and North Berwick 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 | — | #82 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Brooksville Public Schools | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | None in town | Noble High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.0 |
| 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.