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Morrill vs Brooks vs Mercer
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Morrill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
Brooks has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Mercer has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Morrill | Brooks | Mercer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 914 |
1,208Highest |
718Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.8±6.1Lowest 11% below ME |
45.9±6.6Highest about the ME average |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
| Brooks and Mercer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.1%±6.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Morrill and Mercer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.9%±5.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Mercer and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.2% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,250±$18kHighest about the ME average |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$71,107±$2k 5% below ME |
| Morrill and Mercer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,000±$18k 28% below ME |
$196,700±$33kLowest 34% below ME |
$238,500±$32kHighest 20% below ME |
| Mercer and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$891Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,116±$112 about the ME average |
$1,422±$249Highest 25% above ME |
| Mercer and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,472Highest 19% below ME |
$2,096 31% below ME |
$1,970Lowest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.3%±45.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
18.5%±74 ME: 48.4% |
| Morrill and Mercer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.5% ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
20.5%±8.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mercer and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 71 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.