Compare towns
Rome vs Thorndike 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%).
Thorndike has the most people working from home (44.7%).
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 | Thorndike | Brooklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,215 |
1,403Highest |
869Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.3±9.2 8% above ME |
19.3±23.6Lowest 57% below ME |
49.2±3.7Highest 10% above ME |
| Brooklin and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±6.3 ME: 18.1% |
49.8%±28.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Thorndike and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±9.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.7%±6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.1% ME: 36.2% |
25.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
41.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±4.8 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.4Lowest 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±$25k 4% above ME |
$78,438±$14kHighest 5% above ME |
$68,750±$8kLowest 8% below ME |
| Thorndike and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $329,300±$36k 11% above ME |
$205,600±$88kLowest 31% below ME |
$339,400±$90kHighest 14% above ME |
| Brooklin and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$56 about the ME average |
$836±$317Lowest 27% below ME |
$1,236±$137Highest 9% above ME |
| Brooklin and Rome 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 |
$2,537Highest 16% below ME |
$1,792Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
36%±62.5 ME: 48.4% |
29.5%±25Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Thorndike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.2% ME: 74.3% |
84.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 21% above ME |
36 minHighest 46% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
44.7%±35.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Thorndike and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | Brooklin Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Mt View High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7 |
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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.