Compare towns
Brooksville vs Strong
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 most expensive homes ($391k median).
Strong has the most affordable homes ($184k 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 | Brooksville | Strong |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 853Lowest |
1,249Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 61.4±6.3Highest 37% above ME |
47.5±8.9Lowest 6% above ME |
| Brooksville and Strong 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% |
19.5%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 41.6%±10.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
22%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooksville and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,316±$20kHighest 25% below ME |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
| Brooksville and Strong 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 |
$183,900±$29kLowest 38% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,307±$68Highest 15% above ME |
$920±$276Lowest 19% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,945Lowest 36% below ME |
$1,950Highest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±38.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brooksville and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.7%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Strong and Brooksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | Brooksville Public Schools | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| 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.