Compare towns
Brewer vs Brunswick vs Kittery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brewer has the most affordable homes ($245k median).
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).
Kittery has the highest household income ($94k).
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 | Brewer | Brunswick | Kittery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,652Lowest |
22,336Highest |
10,473 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±4.8 10% below ME |
40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
| Kittery and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±2.2 ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Brewer and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Kittery and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
46% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.7%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,613±$9kLowest 11% below ME |
$74,952±$6k about the ME average |
$93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
| Kittery and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,300±$21kLowest 17% below ME |
$376,300±$15k 27% above ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,086±$54Lowest 5% below ME |
$1,469±$99 29% above ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
| Kittery and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,374Lowest 11% above ME |
$4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$4,518 49% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.7%±13.3 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Brewer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
71.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1965 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 31% below ME |
23 minHighest 5% below ME |
20 min 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Kittery 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 | #32 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Brewer Public Schools | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | Kittery Public Schools |
| High school in town | Brewer High School | Brunswick High School | Robert W Traip Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.0Highest |
10.9 |
9.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.