Compare towns
Knox vs Cushing vs Brooks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Knox has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
Cushing has the most expensive homes ($410k median).
Brooks has the most renters (25.4% rent).
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 | Knox | Cushing | Brooks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 825Lowest |
1,460Highest |
1,208 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.1% ME: +2.6% |
-6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±7.9Lowest 8% below ME |
48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
| Cushing and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±0.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Cushing and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,821±$9k 13% below ME |
$83,500±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
| Cushing and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $159,600±$26kLowest 46% below ME |
$409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$196,700±$33k 34% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$47 21% above ME |
$1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$1,116±$112Lowest about the ME average |
| Cushing and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,610Lowest 47% below ME |
$3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$2,096 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.3%±31.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Cushing and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 22% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Cushing and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 13 | 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.