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Hiram vs Brooks vs Bradley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hiram has the most expensive homes ($257k median).
Brooks has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Bradley has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.7%).
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 | Hiram | Brooks | Bradley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,748Highest |
1,208Lowest |
1,645 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7% ME: +2.6% |
-6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.6±10.2Lowest 7% below ME |
45.9±6.6Highest about the ME average |
42.6±9.7 5% below ME |
| Brooks and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.9%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Bradley and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
19.5%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bradley and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,813±$10k 16% below ME |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$76,667±$28kHighest about the ME average |
| Bradley and Hiram are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,600±$42kHighest 13% below ME |
$196,700±$33kLowest 34% below ME |
$201,800±$37k 32% below ME |
| Hiram and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,070±$161Lowest 6% below ME |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
$1,088±$325 4% below ME |
| Brooks and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,106Highest 31% below ME |
$2,096 31% below ME |
$1,946Lowest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±22.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Hiram and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.6% ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.8% ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 28% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±7.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Brooks and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 55/MSAD 55 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 34 |
| High school in town | Sacopee Valley High Sch | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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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.