Compare towns
Mars Hill vs Brooklin vs Franklin
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 the most expensive homes ($339k median).
Franklin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
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 | Mars Hill | Brooklin | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,398 |
869Lowest |
1,628Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.4% ME: +2.6% |
+5.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±3Lowest 3% below ME |
49.2±3.7Highest 10% above ME |
46±9.3 about the ME average |
| Brooklin and Franklin 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% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mars Hill and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
25.6%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Franklin and Brooklin 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% |
28.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooklin and Mars Hill 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±$8kHighest 8% below ME |
$65,455±$16k 12% below ME |
| Brooklin and Franklin 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 |
$245,800±$59k 17% below ME |
| Brooklin and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
$1,236±$137Highest 9% above ME |
$888±$306 22% below ME |
| Brooklin and Franklin 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 |
$2,231Highest 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.6%±7.1 ME: 48.4% |
29.5%±25Lowest ME: 48.4% |
36.7%±27.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Franklin and Mars Hill 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% |
15.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
26 min 4% above ME |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±6.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.2%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Brooklin and Franklin 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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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.