Compare towns
Tremont vs Mount Desert 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 most kids (20.2% under 18).
Mount Desert has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.5%).
Brooklin has the most affordable homes ($339k median).
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 | Mount Desert | Brooklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,508 |
1,671Highest |
869Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.6±8.5Lowest about the ME average |
54.9±8.2Highest 23% above ME |
49.2±3.7 10% above ME |
| Mount Desert and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Tremont and Brooklin 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% |
29.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Desert and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.4% ME: 36.2% |
64.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
41.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±4.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooklin and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,803±$8k 19% above ME |
$92,813±$9kHighest 24% above ME |
$68,750±$8kLowest 8% below ME |
| Mount Desert and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,000±$32k 37% above ME |
$522,100±$66kHighest 76% above ME |
$339,400±$90kLowest 14% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,217±$406Lowest 7% above ME |
$1,341±$89Highest 18% above ME |
$1,236±$137 9% above ME |
| Mount Desert and Brooklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,822 7% below ME |
$3,512Highest 16% above ME |
$1,792Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.1%±21.2 ME: 48.4% |
33.9%±31.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
29.5%±25Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Mount Desert and Tremont 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% |
7.4% ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 4% below ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
26 minHighest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.1%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Tremont and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Tremont Public Schools | Mount Desert Public Schools | Brooklin Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.