Brownville JunctionME
This town of 524 people was settled in 1909.
Is Brownville Junction a good place to live?
Brownville Junction’s average trip to work is 50 minutes, above both Maine’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 2 of the 144 Maine towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Brownville Junction. Brownville Junction has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
524 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Brownville Junction: who provides what
Brownville Junction is unincorporated, so Piscataquis County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Brownville Junction.
Brownville Junction has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
A fifth of Brownville Junction residents live below the poverty line. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 2% of working residents work locally. In Brownville Junction, the median household income is $62,000. The median commute is under 39 miles.
| Brownville Junction | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Brownville Junction’s year
Summer afternoons peak near 79° in July, and January nights bottom out around 6°; snowfall runs to about 93 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The FEMA risk score in Brownville Junction is higher than in the typical Maine or U.S. town
Expected losses in Brownville Junction break down as 50% from cold waves and 25% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Brownville Junction is
27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Brownville Junction. Two figures for adults locally: 19% smoke cigarettes, 23% say their health is fair or poor.
| Brownville Junction | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Brownville Junction | ME |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.2% | 14.8% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 14.3% | 10.7% |
| More smokers | 19% | 14.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Brownville Junction sells for about $140K
The share of households in Brownville Junction who own their home: 85%. The town’s median rent is $1,083 a month.
| Brownville Junction | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,083 a month | $1,106 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Brownville Junction
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Brownville Junction; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Brownville Junction residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
98% of working residents leave Brownville Junction for work
Where Brownville Junction’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Brownville Junction
Census-designated place in Maine, United States
Brownville Junction is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Brownville, Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, Brownville Junction had a population of 506. It is in the west-central part of the town, on the west side of the Pleasant River, a south-flowing tributary of the Piscataquis River and part of the Penobscot River watershed. Maine State Route 11 passes through the community, leading south 3 miles (5 km) to Brownville village and 7 miles (11 km) to Milo, and northeast 31 miles (50 km) to Millinocket.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 387 ft
- ZIP code
- 04415
Questions about Brownville Junction
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brownville Junction, ME a good place to live?
Brownville Junction has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.