Brooks is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Brooks, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
If Brooks were 100 adults, 28 would have a bachelor’s degree or more
Brooks counts about 1,023 residents (2025 Census estimate). People 65 and older are 17 in every 100 residents. The 2010 and 2020 censuses put the change at −6%. 75 in 100 households own their home, against 74 across ME.
Median age 45.9 (ME 44.8).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.3 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 6.8% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 25 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Brooks says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 4 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Brooks
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Brooks’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Brooks or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Brooks in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.