Compare towns
Bath vs Berwick vs Brunswick vs Mapleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).
Brunswick has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
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 | Bath | Berwick | Brunswick | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815 |
8,175 |
22,336Highest |
1,884Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
+9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.3% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
40.7±2.9 9% below ME |
40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
| Bath and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±2.2 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% ME: 36.2% |
35% ME: 36.2% |
53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$94,771±$24kHighest 27% above ME |
$74,952±$6k about the ME average |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
| Berwick and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
$369,100±$19k 24% above ME |
$376,300±$15kHighest 27% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
| Brunswick and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,452±$430 27% above ME |
$1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
| Brunswick and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$4,436 46% above ME |
$4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
71.2% ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #31 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | Brunswick High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | 10.9Lowest |
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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.