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Strong vs Brooklin vs Farmington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Strong has the most kids (19.5% under 18).
Brooklin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.4%).
Farmington has the most renters (44.9% rent).
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 | Strong | Brooklin | Farmington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,249 |
869Lowest |
8,157Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.5±8.9 6% above ME |
49.2±3.7Highest 10% above ME |
38.2±3.3Lowest 15% below ME |
| Brooklin and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
10.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Strong and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Brooklin and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
41.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
38.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.2%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
20.6%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
$68,750±$8kHighest 8% below ME |
$54,276±$7k 27% below ME |
| Brooklin and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $183,900±$29k 38% below ME |
$339,400±$90kHighest 14% above ME |
$166,600±$18kLowest 44% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $920±$276 19% below ME |
$1,236±$137Highest 9% above ME |
$902±$106Lowest 21% below ME |
| Brooklin and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,950 36% below ME |
$1,792Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,958Highest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
29.5%±25 ME: 48.4% |
44.2%±12.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Farmington and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9% ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.4% ME: 74.3% |
55.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 26% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Farmington and Strong 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 | — | — | #64 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | Brooklin Public Schools | RSU 09 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Mt Blue High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.2 |
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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.