Compare towns
Bath vs Brunswick vs Hanover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most affordable homes ($311k median).
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).
Hanover has the highest household income ($170k).
Hanover is a college town. 36.9% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Brunswick | Hanover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Lowest |
22,336Highest |
11,685 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest 17% above U.S. |
40±2.8 about the U.S. average |
28.7±5.1Lowest 26% below U.S. |
| Bath and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.4%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Brunswick and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.9%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
53.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
88.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
13.3%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
36.9%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$74,952±$6k 7% below U.S. |
$169,583±$36kHighest 110% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$376,300±$15k 13% above U.S. |
$824,900±$61kHighest 148% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,469±$99 4% above U.S. |
$2,253±$217Highest 59% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 23% above U.S. |
$4,756 52% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±8.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
66.4%±17.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hanover and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
73.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 9% below U.S. |
23 min 11% below U.S. |
20 minLowest 26% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.8%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
26.4%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hanover 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 | #30 of 133 in ME | #1 of 120 in NH |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | Dresden School District · Hanover School District |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Brunswick High School | Hanover High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
10.9 |
10.7Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.