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Mars Hill vs Morrill 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 affordable homes ($164k median).
Morrill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
Brooks has the most people working from home (14.5%).
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 | Morrill | Brooks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,398Highest |
914Lowest |
1,208 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±3 3% below ME |
39.8±6.1Lowest 11% below ME |
45.9±6.6Highest about the ME average |
| Brooks and Mars Hill 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% |
22.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mars Hill and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Mars Hill and Morrill 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% |
31.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks 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±$9k 13% below ME |
$74,250±$18kHighest about the ME average |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
| Morrill 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 |
$214,000±$18kHighest 28% below ME |
$196,700±$33k 34% below ME |
| Morrill and Brooks 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 |
$975±$891 14% below ME |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
| Brooks and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,843Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,472Highest 19% below ME |
$2,096 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.6%±7.1 ME: 48.4% |
34.3%±45.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Morrill 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% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 6.9%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Brooks 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 | RSU 71 | 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 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.