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Brunswick vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brunswick has the most people working from home (18%).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% 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.
| Measure | Brunswick | Chapman |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 17,652Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
| Chapman and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 23%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $70,722±$5kLowest 5% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,200±$18kHighest 22% above ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,465±$100 29% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,477Highest 47% above ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±9.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
23 minHighest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 18%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #30 of 133 in ME | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.