Compare towns
Edgecomb vs Brooks vs Alna
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Edgecomb has the highest household income ($109k).
Brooks has the most affordable homes ($197k median).
Alna has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.1%).
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 | Edgecomb | Brooks | Alna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,251Highest |
1,208 |
818Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9% ME: +2.6% |
-6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±8.8 8% below ME |
45.9±6.6Highest about the ME average |
40.7±10.5Lowest 9% below ME |
| Brooks and Edgecomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
32.9%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±7.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Edgecomb and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.8% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
41.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8%±6.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Edgecomb and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,750±$18kHighest 46% above ME |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$93,125±$16k 25% above ME |
| Edgecomb and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $348,400±$36k 17% above ME |
$196,700±$33kLowest 34% below ME |
$367,400±$55kHighest 24% above ME |
| Alna and Edgecomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
$1,088±$176Lowest 4% below ME |
| Brooks and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,577 18% above ME |
$2,096Lowest 31% below ME |
$3,667Highest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±43.8 ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±70.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Alna and Edgecomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6% ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 10% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
16.4%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Alna and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Edgecomb Public Schools | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school 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.