Compare towns
Berwick vs Brunswick vs Sidney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berwick has the highest household income ($95k).
Brunswick has the most renters (28.8% rent).
Sidney has the most affordable homes ($336k 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 | Berwick | Brunswick | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,175 |
22,336Highest |
4,790Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7% ME: +2.6% |
+7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.9 9% below ME |
40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
43±5.5Highest 4% below ME |
| Sidney and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Brunswick and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35% ME: 36.2% |
53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
33.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,771±$24kHighest 27% above ME |
$74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$83,488±$10k 12% above ME |
| Berwick and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $369,100±$19k 24% above ME |
$376,300±$15kHighest 27% above ME |
$336,200±$34kLowest 13% above ME |
| Brunswick and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$430 27% above ME |
$1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME |
$1,340±$304Lowest 18% above ME |
| Brunswick and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,436 46% above ME |
$4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$2,474Lowest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±46 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4% ME: 74.3% |
71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 20% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9Lowest 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 | #101 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME | #15 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | None in town | Brunswick High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9 |
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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.