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Brooklin’s July high is 77°F, below both Maine’s towns (79°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). Brooklin IOOF Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places. Brooklin has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Brooklin beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 1,002 in 1850, 827 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1909 and 4 maps from 1904 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brooklin. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi National ParkAcadia National Park4.1M visitors a year
17 mi MountainCadillac Mountain
25 mi LandmarkFort Knox
10 mi LighthouseBass Harbor Head Light
30 mi MuseumFarnsworth Art Museum
19 mi MuseumAbbe MuseumAcadia National Park: Plh1234us, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cadillac Mountain: The original uploader was NightThree at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0 · Fort Knox: Unknown, Public domain · Bass Harbor Head Light: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Farnsworth Art Museum: Panoramio user MementoMori, CC BY 3.0 · Abbe Museum: AbbeMuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Brooklin, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Brooklin.
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Brooklin than in nearly four fifths of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Brooklin households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Brooklin Public Schools. 57 students attend the town’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklin SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 57 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
Its January low is 14°F, above the Maine town median (10°F) but below the median of U.S. towns (22°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Brooklin’s middle household income is $69,000. Just 14% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Since 2013, Brooklin has added 39 jobs, to 245 in 2023. Half the trips to work are shorter than 15 miles.
| Brooklin | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Brooklin: 40% of adults have high blood pressure. Among 144 Maine towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Brooklin. Also worth knowing: on the CDC’s 32 measures, Brooklin is ahead of Maine on 9 and behind on 5.
| Brooklin | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 81% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Brooklin | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.5% | 7.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.3% | 9.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.3% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (20% statewide). The share of adults 25 and older in Brooklin who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 42%. The midpoint age for Brooklin comes to 49.2 years.
| Brooklin | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.2 years | 44.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 22% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 32% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 16% | 18% | 22% |
46% women, 54% men
About 120 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.8 points). Across Maine, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Brooklin | ME | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.9% | 9.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.5% | 8.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.5% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.4% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.2% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.6% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.2% | 15.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.1% | 13.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.7% | 8.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.6% | 5.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.4% | 30.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.4% | 18.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.8% | 10.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.2% | 22.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.6% | 13.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 800, single groups can be off by several points
84% of households own their home in Brooklin. Home values are up 7.3% over the year to September 2026. For Brooklin, the median rent is $1,236 a month.
| Brooklin | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,236 a month | $1,106 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Harriman Point Preserve, at 146 acres with 1.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Across 6 parks and preserves: 6.7 miles of trail. For Brooklin, the concentration of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Brooklin | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hundred Acre Wood | 1.7 mi | 115 |
| 2. Harriman Point Preserve | 1.5 mi | 146 |
| 3. Big Babson Island Preserve | 0.7 mi | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Brooklin; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Brooklin residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maine.
Town in Maine, United States
Brooklin is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 827 at the 2020 census.
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Brooklin has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
