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Brunswick vs Kittery vs Westbrook
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 affordable homes ($363k median).
Kittery has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Westbrook has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.6%).
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 | Kittery | Westbrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,652 |
10,473Lowest |
20,775Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2% ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+16.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.9±2.2 15% below ME |
46.8±2.3Highest 4% above ME |
37.4±1Lowest 17% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±2.5 ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.5%±2.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Westbrook and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±2.2Lowest 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+ | 51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
46% ME: 36.2% |
41.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,722±$5kLowest 5% below ME |
$93,728±$14kHighest 25% above ME |
$85,038±$7k 14% above ME |
| Kittery and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,200±$18kLowest 22% above ME |
$468,500±$31kHighest 58% above ME |
$383,300±$19k 29% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,465±$100 29% above ME |
$1,716±$224Highest 51% above ME |
$1,392±$74Lowest 22% 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 | $4,477 47% above ME |
$4,518Highest 49% above ME |
$4,005Lowest 32% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±9.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.1%±7.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Westbrook 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% |
8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.3% ME: 74.3% |
67.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 7% below ME |
20 min 19% below ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 18%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±2.8Lowest 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 | #30 of 133 in ME | #17 of 133 in ME | #115 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Kittery Public Schools | Westbrook Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Robert W Traip Academy | Westbrook High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9Lowest |
12.0Highest |
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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.