Compare towns
Mars Hill vs Brooklin vs Brooks
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 kids (22.9% under 18).
Brooklin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.4%).
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 | Brooks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,398Highest |
869Lowest |
1,208 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±3Lowest 3% below ME |
49.2±3.7Highest 10% above ME |
45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
| Brooklin and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Mars Hill and Brooks 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% |
17%±3.1Lowest 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
41.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooklin and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,273±$9k 13% below ME |
$68,750±$8kHighest 8% below ME |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
| Brooklin and Mars Hill 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 |
$196,700±$33k 34% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
$1,236±$137Highest 9% above ME |
$1,116±$112 about the ME average |
| Brooklin and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,843 39% below ME |
$1,792Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,096Highest 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.6%±7.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
29.5%±25 ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3Lowest 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% ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
26 minHighest 4% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 6.9%±6.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Brooklin and Brooks 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 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 |
| High school in town | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.