Compare towns
Veazie vs Mapleton vs Brooks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Veazie has the most expensive homes ($293k median).
Mapleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.2%).
Brooks has the most people working from home (14.5%).
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 | Veazie | Mapleton | Brooks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,847 |
1,884Highest |
1,208Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.5% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.7±4.6Highest 4% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
| Veazie and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Veazie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±3.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Veazie and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Veazie and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,229±$10k 5% above ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
| Mapleton and Veazie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $293,100±$35kHighest about the ME average |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$196,700±$33k 34% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,095±$79 4% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
| Brooks and Veazie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,073Highest 34% above ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,096 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±16.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 27% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 12%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Brooks and Veazie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Veazie Public Schools | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.