Compare towns
Brooksville vs Wayne vs Vinalhaven
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 renters (14.8% rent).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Vinalhaven has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
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 | Wayne | Vinalhaven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 853Lowest |
1,101 |
1,216Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% ME: +2.6% |
-5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 61.4±6.3 37% above ME |
55.6±5.3Lowest 24% above ME |
65.1±3.9Highest 45% above ME |
| Vinalhaven and Brooksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13%±2.9 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Wayne and Brooksville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 41.6%±10.6 ME: 22.4% |
29.2%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
50.4%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Vinalhaven and Brooksville 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% |
48.8% ME: 36.2% |
45.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Wayne and Vinalhaven 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 |
$93,194±$26kHighest 25% above ME |
$72,963±$11k about the ME average |
| Wayne and Vinalhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,900±$113k 32% above ME |
$362,800±$29kLowest 22% above ME |
$428,400±$44kHighest 44% above ME |
| Vinalhaven 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 |
$983±$554Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,017±$924 11% below ME |
| Brooksville and Vinalhaven 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 |
$3,289 8% above ME |
$3,598Highest 19% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±38.7 ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.6%±41.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Vinalhaven 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% |
7.9% ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 15% below ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 16.7%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne and Vinalhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Brooksville Public Schools | RSU 38 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.