Compare towns
Tremont vs Mars Hill vs Brooklin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tremont has the highest household income ($89k).
Mars Hill has the most affordable homes ($164k median).
Brooklin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.4%).
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 | Tremont | Mars Hill | Brooklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,508Highest |
1,398 |
869Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2% ME: +2.6% |
-8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.6±8.5 about the ME average |
43.4±3Lowest 3% below ME |
49.2±3.7Highest 10% above ME |
| Brooklin and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mars Hill and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Brooklin and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
41.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooklin and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,803±$8kHighest 19% above ME |
$65,273±$9kLowest 13% below ME |
$68,750±$8k 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,000±$32kHighest 37% above ME |
$163,600±$23kLowest 45% below ME |
$339,400±$90k 14% above ME |
| Tremont and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,217±$406 7% above ME |
$488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
$1,236±$137Highest 9% above ME |
| Brooklin and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,822Highest 7% below ME |
$1,843 39% below ME |
$1,792Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.1%±21.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.6%±7.1 ME: 48.4% |
29.5%±25Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Tremont and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.3% ME: 74.3% |
70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 4% below ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
26 minHighest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±6.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Tremont and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Tremont Public Schools | RSU 42/MSAD 42 | Brooklin Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.0 |
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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.