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Mount Chase vs Brooks vs Charlotte
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).
Brooks has the most expensive homes ($197k median).
Charlotte has the highest household income ($68k).
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 | Mount Chase | Brooks | Charlotte |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 280Lowest |
1,208Highest |
377 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 49.9±10.9Highest 11% above ME |
45.9±6.6Lowest about the ME average |
48.6±3.1 8% above ME |
| Mount Chase and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.8%±10.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±6.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±7.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Chase and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
28.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±5.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
$59,130±$10k 21% below ME |
$67,813±$18kHighest 9% below ME |
| Charlotte and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
$196,700±$33kHighest 34% below ME |
$140,800±$30k 53% below ME |
| Brooks and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
$1,116±$112Lowest about the ME average |
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| Mount Chase and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
$2,096Highest 31% below ME |
$2,000 34% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
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| Mount Chase and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
98.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
2%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.