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Bangor vs Brunswick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bangor has the most affordable homes ($220k median).
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
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 | Bangor | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 31,938Highest |
17,652Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+12.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±1.3Highest 8% below ME |
37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
| Bangor and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±1.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bangor and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±1.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Brunswick and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.4%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
$70,722±$5kHighest 5% below ME |
| Brunswick and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
$363,200±$18kHighest 22% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,055±$43Lowest 7% below ME |
$1,465±$100Highest 29% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,076Lowest about the ME average |
$4,477Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±6.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.8%±9.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
66.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 33% below ME |
23 minHighest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #37 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | — |
| High school in town | Bangor High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.