Compare towns
Rome vs Casco vs Brooklin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rome has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
Brooklin has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Rome | Casco | Brooklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,215 |
3,696Highest |
869Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.3±9.2Lowest 8% above ME |
52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
49.2±3.7 10% above ME |
| Casco and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Rome and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±9.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Casco and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.1% ME: 36.2% |
32.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
41.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±4.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooklin and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,639±$25kHighest 4% above ME |
$69,313±$19k 7% below ME |
$68,750±$8kLowest 8% below ME |
| Rome and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $329,300±$36kLowest 11% above ME |
$355,500±$58kHighest 20% above ME |
$339,400±$90k 14% above ME |
| Casco and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$56Lowest about the ME average |
$1,395±$184Highest 22% above ME |
$1,236±$137 9% above ME |
| Casco and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,829 40% below ME |
$3,085Highest about the ME average |
$1,792Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
29.5%±25Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3% ME: 10.7% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
84.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 21% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | Brooklin 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.