Compare towns
Bath vs Derry vs Brunswick
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).
Derry has the highest household income ($109k).
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 | Bath | Derry | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Lowest |
34,116Highest |
17,652 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest 17% above U.S. |
40.3±1.6 4% above U.S. |
37.9±2.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.7%±2.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.1%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Derry and Brunswick 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% |
15.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23%±2.4 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
37.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
15.4%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$108,944±$7kHighest 35% above U.S. |
$70,722±$5k 12% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$432,000±$17kHighest 30% above U.S. |
$363,200±$18k 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,547±$138Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,465±$100 4% above U.S. |
| Derry and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 23% above U.S. |
$8,103Highest 160% above U.S. |
$4,477 44% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.6%±9 U.S.: 51.1% |
58.8%±9.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brunswick and Derry 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% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
70.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
66.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bath 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 | #60 of 120 in NH | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | — |
| High school in town | Morse High School | Pinkerton Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
13.9Lowest |
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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.