Compare towns
Bath vs Brunswick vs Ogunquit vs Paris
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1938).
Brunswick has the youngest population (median age 40).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Paris has the most affordable homes ($240k 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 | Brunswick | Ogunquit | Paris |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,815 |
22,336Highest |
1,379Lowest |
5,317 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
+7.3% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3 about the ME average |
40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
48.2±5.6 8% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±2.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.8%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Brunswick and Paris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.6%±5.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5% ME: 36.2% |
53.9% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±3.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$74,952±$6k about the ME average |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$75,137±$20k about the ME average |
| Ogunquit and Paris 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 |
$376,300±$15k 27% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$240,400±$57kLowest 19% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
$2,649Lowest 13% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62.3%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Paris and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% ME: 10.7% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3% ME: 74.3% |
71.2% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
60.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
23 min 5% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
22 minLowest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.4%±10.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #31 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME | — | #114 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | — | RSU 17/MSAD 17 |
| High school in town | Morse High School | 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.