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Brookline vs Brunswick vs Freeport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookline has the highest household income ($171k).
Brunswick has the most affordable homes ($376k median).
Freeport has the oldest population (median age 48.8).
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 | Brookline | Brunswick | Freeport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,736Lowest |
22,336Highest |
8,802 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.5 6% above U.S. |
40±2.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
48.8±4.3Highest 25% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 26.7%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Brookline and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.4%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.9%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.7%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Freeport and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
53.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
59.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±3.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
13.3%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $171,046±$4kHighest 112% above U.S. |
$74,952±$6kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$107,326±$19k 33% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $544,400±$38kHighest 64% above U.S. |
$376,300±$15kLowest 13% above U.S. |
$508,400±$76k 53% above U.S. |
| Brookline and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,500±$1kHighest 77% above U.S. |
$1,469±$99 4% above U.S. |
$1,439±$123Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Brookline and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,756Lowest 52% above U.S. |
$5,042 62% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.8%±43.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±8.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
62%±18.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Freeport and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 13 yrs newer than U.S. |
1982Lowest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1984 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 26% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
24 min 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 24.7%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.8%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.2%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brookline and Freeport 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 | #23 of 120 in NH | #30 of 133 in ME | #4 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Brookline School District | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | RSU 05 |
| High school in town | None in town | Brunswick High School | Freeport High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9Lowest |
12.2Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.