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Brownfield vs Smithfield
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).
Smithfield has the most people working from home (22%).
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 | Smithfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,830Highest |
856Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
55.8±3.5Highest 25% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
10%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Smithfield and Brownfield 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 |
$107,917±$27kHighest 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME |
$242,800±$15kLowest 18% below ME |
| Brownfield and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
$1,109±$358Lowest about the ME average |
| Brownfield and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,976Highest about the ME average |
$2,866Lowest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±45.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Smithfield 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% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 80% above ME |
33 minLowest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | — |
| High school 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.