Compare towns
Newcastle vs Brooklin vs Georgetown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newcastle has the shortest commute (12 min average).
Brooklin has the most affordable homes ($339k median).
Georgetown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.5%).
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 | Newcastle | Brooklin | Georgetown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 664Lowest |
869 |
1,012Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.4% ME: +2.6% |
+1.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.8±3.6 22% above ME |
49.2±3.7Lowest 10% above ME |
55.8±9.4Highest 25% above ME |
| Georgetown and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.4%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.7%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Brooklin and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.4%±14.6 ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.1%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Georgetown and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
41.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
40.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooklin and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$49k 8% above ME |
$68,750±$8kLowest 8% below ME |
$84,250±$33kHighest 13% above ME |
| Georgetown and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$47k 42% above ME |
$339,400±$90kLowest 14% above ME |
$427,200±$47kHighest 44% above ME |
| Georgetown and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$448Lowest 7% above ME |
$1,236±$137 9% above ME |
$1,431±$448Highest 26% above ME |
| Georgetown and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,278Highest 74% above ME |
$1,792Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,575 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18.2%±48.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
29.5%±25 ME: 48.4% |
71.6%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Georgetown and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.4% ME: 74.3% |
83.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 12 minLowest 52% below ME |
26 min 4% above ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 20%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.5%±14Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Georgetown and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Brooklin Public Schools | Georgetown Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None 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.