Compare towns
Rome vs Wayne 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%).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Wayne | Brooklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,215Highest |
1,101 |
869Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.3±9.2Lowest 8% above ME |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
49.2±3.7 10% above ME |
| Wayne 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% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest 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% |
29.2%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Wayne 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
41.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±4.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooklin and Wayne 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 |
$93,194±$26kHighest 25% above ME |
$68,750±$8kLowest 8% below ME |
| Wayne 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±$36kLowest 11% above ME |
$362,800±$29kHighest 22% above ME |
$339,400±$90k 14% above ME |
| Wayne and Brooklin 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 |
$983±$554Lowest 14% 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 |
$3,289Highest 8% above ME |
$1,792Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
29.5%±25 ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Brooklin 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% |
7.9% ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.9% ME: 74.3% |
84.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 21% above ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 38 | 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.