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Sullivan vs Brooks vs Solon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sullivan has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.4%).
Brooks has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Solon has the highest household income ($69k).
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 | Sullivan | Brooks | Solon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,246Highest |
1,208 |
963Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.3% ME: +2.6% |
-7.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±15Highest 5% above ME |
45.9±6.6Lowest about the ME average |
45.9±5.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Sullivan and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Sullivan and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Solon and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±4 ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,643±$14k 20% below ME |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$69,205±$20kHighest 7% below ME |
| Solon and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $222,000±$33kHighest 25% below ME |
$196,700±$33k 34% below ME |
$183,600±$12kLowest 38% below ME |
| Sullivan and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $883±$114Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
$915±$100 20% below ME |
| Brooks and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,228Highest 27% below ME |
$2,096 31% below ME |
$1,854Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.9%±23.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3 ME: 48.4% |
14.6%±48.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sullivan and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.6% ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2% ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
52 minHighest 113% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.6%±7.9 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brooks and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 24 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 74/MSAD 74 |
| High school in town | Sumner Memorial High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5 |
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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.