Compare towns
Exeter vs Brownfield vs Garland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Exeter has the highest household income ($84k).
Brownfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.1%).
Garland has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Exeter | Brownfield | Garland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,093 |
1,830Highest |
823Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±7.7 17% above ME |
39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
53.5±4.3Highest 19% above ME |
| Garland and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Garland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.2%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Garland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Exeter and Garland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
$60,889±$5k 19% below ME |
$51,094±$12kLowest 32% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME |
$205,400±$38k 31% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $995±$386 13% below ME |
$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
$794±$248Lowest 30% below ME |
| Brownfield and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,602 47% below ME |
$2,976Highest about the ME average |
$1,536Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±73.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.7%±46.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Garland 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% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.7% ME: 74.3% |
87.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1987Lowest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 43% above ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Exeter and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | — |
| High school 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.