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Peru vs Brooks vs Enfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Peru has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.4%).
Brooks has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Enfield has the most homeowners (95.9%).
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 | Peru | Brooks | Enfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,501Highest |
1,208Lowest |
1,462 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.3% ME: +2.6% |
-10.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48±7.6 7% above ME |
45.9±6.6Lowest about the ME average |
49.8±5.4Highest 11% above ME |
| Enfield and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.5%±5.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Peru and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
28%±5.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Enfield and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,827±$19kHighest 11% below ME |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$62,667±$7k 16% below ME |
| Peru and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,300±$38kLowest 52% below ME |
$196,700±$33kHighest 34% below ME |
$178,100±$22k 40% below ME |
| Brooks and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $723±$16 37% below ME |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
$425±$422Lowest 63% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,799Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,096 31% below ME |
$2,152Highest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.7%±37.5 ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.3%±64.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Enfield and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.2% ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2% ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 18% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
27 min 11% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±4 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brooks and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 56 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 31/MSAD 31 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.