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Bath vs Brunswick vs Ogunquit vs Warner

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 the youngest population (median age 40).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Warner has the most kids (17.3% under 18).

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.

MeasureBathBrunswickOgunquitWarner
People
Population
8,815
22,336Highest
1,379Lowest
2,959
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
45.4±3
17% above U.S.
40±2.8Lowest
about the U.S. average
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
43.7±4
12% above U.S.
Kids under 18
15.5%±3.7
U.S.: 22%
17.2%±2.2
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.3%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
Warner and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
25.2%±4.1
U.S.: 17.2%
22.9%±2.2
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
53.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.5%±2
U.S.: 6.4%
13.3%±1.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.3%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$69,390±$12kLowest
14% below U.S.
$74,952±$6k
7% below U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$94,022±$18k
16% above U.S.
Ogunquit and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$310,900±$30kLowest
7% below U.S.
$376,300±$15k
13% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$353,100±$22k
6% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,044±$116Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,469±$99Highest
4% above U.S.
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$1,219±$123
14% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,847Lowest
23% above U.S.
$4,756
52% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$7,650Highest
145% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
51.3%±15.2
U.S.: 51.1%
56.4%±8.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.7%±21.3
U.S.: 51.1%
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
U.S.: 12.5%
7.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
64.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
71.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
74.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 min
9% below U.S.
23 minLowest
11% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
32 minHighest
20% above U.S.
Work from home
19.3%±6
U.S.: 15.1%
19.8%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.6%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #31 of 133 in ME #30 of 133 in ME — —
School district RSU 01 - LKRSU Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 — Kearsarge Regional School District
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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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.