Compare towns
Brownfield vs Mount Desert vs Bradley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
Mount Desert has the most expensive homes ($522k median).
Bradley has the most affordable homes ($202k 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 | Brownfield | Mount Desert | Bradley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,830Highest |
1,671 |
1,645Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
54.9±8.2Highest 23% above ME |
42.6±9.7 5% below ME |
| Mount Desert and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.9%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.5%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3% ME: 36.2% |
64.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Mount Desert and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,889±$5kLowest 19% below ME |
$92,813±$9kHighest 24% above ME |
$76,667±$28k about the ME average |
| Mount Desert and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,500±$36k 3% below ME |
$522,100±$66kHighest 76% above ME |
$201,800±$37kLowest 32% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
$1,341±$89 18% above ME |
$1,088±$325Lowest 4% below ME |
| Brownfield and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,976 about the ME average |
$3,512Highest 16% above ME |
$1,946Lowest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.9%±31.5 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±22.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Mount Desert 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% |
7.4% ME: 10.7% |
4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.8% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 80% above ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
23 min 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.1%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±7.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Desert and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | Mount Desert Public Schools | RSU 34 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.