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Brunswick vs Georgetown vs Phippsburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
Georgetown has the most people working from home (21.5%).
Phippsburg has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Georgetown | Phippsburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,652Highest |
1,012Lowest |
2,238 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.5% ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
55.8±9.4Highest 25% above ME |
54.3±6.3 21% above ME |
| Georgetown and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±2.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.7%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Brunswick and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.1%±10.8 ME: 22.4% |
34.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Phippsburg and Georgetown 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% |
40.4% ME: 36.2% |
37.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,722±$5kLowest 5% below ME |
$84,250±$33k 13% above ME |
$107,833±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,200±$18k 22% above ME |
$427,200±$47kHighest 44% above ME |
$335,800±$47kLowest 13% above ME |
| Georgetown and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,465±$100Highest 29% above ME |
$1,431±$448 26% above ME |
$1,022±$346Lowest 10% below ME |
| Brunswick and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,477Highest 47% above ME |
$2,575 15% below ME |
$2,034Lowest 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±9.2 ME: 48.4% |
71.6%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±98.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Georgetown and Brunswick 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% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 7% below ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 18%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
21.5%±14Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Georgetown 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 | #30 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | Georgetown Public Schools | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.