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A town of 827 people in Hancock County, Maine
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Map of Brooklin: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land2.4%639 of 26,187 acres
Trails6.7 mi0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves6named on the map
1Hundred Acre Wood1.7 mi of trails · 115 acresDirections
2Harriman Point Preserve1.5 mi of trails · 146 acresDirections
3Big Babson Island Preserve0.7 mi of trails · 21 acres

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Old High Schoolc. 1915
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Old High School, c. 1915

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About Brooklin

Town in Maine, United States
1849Established
827Population
41.2 sq miArea
33 ftElevation

Brooklin is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 827 at the 2020 census.

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Town numbers

ZIP code04616
Area code207
Living in Brooklin

Housing in Brooklin

$457K▲ 7.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Brooklin home is worth about $457,000, up 7.5% in a year, 10% above the Maine typical home.

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Health in Brooklin

Compared with Maine

9better than ME·5worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 18 are too close to call.

Conditions 5▼ 7 close Habits 1▲ 3 close Care 4▲ 3 close Mind 1▲ 4 close Everyday needs 3▲ 1 close
BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

5.5%Fewer adults facing a utility shut-offME 7.4% · better 7.3%Fewer adults facing housing insecurityME 9.8% · better 13.3%More adults who have had cancerME 9.9% · worse

Care nearby

Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial HospitalBlue Hill · 11.1 mi · ER · rural critical access
North Haven Pt at Southern HarborNorth Haven · 18 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · Brooklin
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP code 04616 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Brooklin →

Natural hazards in Brooklin

21
Low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 21% of U.S. communities.

🌀 Hurricanes🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves
0Does Brooklin flood?no paid flood claims on record2Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to BrooklinMapBrooklin vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating
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Schools in Brooklin

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DistrictBrooklin Public SchoolsSchools1
Brooklin SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 57 students

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Brooklin’s library

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Friend Memorial Public Library1 Reach Road
Fine-freeE-books33 hrs a week
How busy is it?Busier than 90%vs. similar-size libraries, by visits per residentCompare →What’s on for kids?45 programsa year for ages 0–11Programs →Late fees?Nonethis library is fine-freePerks →
IMLS Public Libraries Survey · FY2024Friend Memorial Public Library →
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Where Brooklin is

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Maine · ME · Hancock CountyTown boundary on OpenStreetMap →
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SedgwickDeer IsleTremontFrenchboroSwans IslandBlue Hill Brooklin Sedgwick Deer Isle Tremont Frenchboro Swans Island Blue Hill
NWSedgwick WDeer Isle ETremont SEFrenchboro SESwans Island NBlue Hill
Compare side by side:Brooklin vs SedgwickBrooklin vs Deer IsleBrooklin vs TremontBrooklin vs FrenchboroBrooklin vs Swans Island

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