Compare towns
Sedgwick vs Brewer vs Brooklin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sedgwick has the oldest population (median age 52.4).
Brewer has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
Brooklin has the most people working from home (16.5%).
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 | Sedgwick | Brewer | Brooklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,274 |
9,652Highest |
869Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5% ME: +2.6% |
+2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.4±4.2Highest 17% above ME |
40.1±4.8Lowest 10% below ME |
49.2±3.7 10% above ME |
| Sedgwick and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Brewer and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.5%±10.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Sedgwick and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
41.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.7%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
7.2%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Brewer and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,446±$14kHighest 6% below ME |
$66,613±$9kLowest 11% below ME |
$68,750±$8k 8% below ME |
| Sedgwick and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,200±$49k 13% above ME |
$245,300±$21kLowest 17% below ME |
$339,400±$90kHighest 14% above ME |
| Brooklin and Sedgwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,048±$770Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,086±$54 5% below ME |
$1,236±$137Highest 9% above ME |
| Brooklin and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,545 16% below ME |
$3,374Highest 11% above ME |
$1,792Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.1%±100 ME: 48.4% |
55.7%±13.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
29.5%±25Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brewer and Sedgwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12.5% ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% ME: 74.3% |
59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 9% below ME |
17 minLowest 31% below ME |
26 minHighest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 12%±6 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Brooklin and Sedgwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #32 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Sedgwick Public Schools | Brewer Public Schools | Brooklin Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Brewer High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.0 |
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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.