Compare towns
Mars Hill vs Brooklin vs Blaine
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mars Hill has the most renters (29.4% rent).
Brooklin has the most people working from home (16.5%).
Blaine has the highest household income ($81k).
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 | Mars Hill | Brooklin | Blaine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,398Highest |
869 |
706Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±3Lowest 3% below ME |
49.2±3.7Highest 10% above ME |
46.3±17 3% above ME |
| Brooklin and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.7 ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Blaine and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±7.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Brooklin and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26% ME: 36.2% |
41.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooklin and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,273±$9kLowest 13% below ME |
$68,750±$8k 8% below ME |
$80,707±$24kHighest 8% above ME |
| Blaine and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,600±$23kLowest 45% below ME |
$339,400±$90kHighest 14% above ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
$1,236±$137Highest 9% above ME |
$691±$303 39% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,843Highest 39% below ME |
$1,792Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,804 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.6%±7.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
29.5%±25 ME: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Mars Hill and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.4% ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 14% below ME |
26 minHighest 4% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brooklin and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 42/MSAD 42 | Brooklin Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0 |
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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.