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Brunswick vs Millis vs Brunswick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
Millis has the highest household income ($156k).
Brunswick has the most people working from home (19.8%).
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 | Brunswick | Millis | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,652 |
8,888Lowest |
22,336Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.9±2.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
46.4±3Highest 19% above U.S. |
40±2.8 about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.4%±2.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Millis and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.5%±3.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.9%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Millis 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
53.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.4%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
13.3%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brunswick and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,722±$5kLowest 12% below U.S. |
$155,996±$9kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$74,952±$6k 7% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,200±$18kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$603,500±$31kHighest 81% above U.S. |
$376,300±$15k 13% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,465±$100Lowest 4% above U.S. |
$1,696±$279Highest 20% above U.S. |
$1,469±$99 4% above U.S. |
| Millis and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,477Lowest 44% above U.S. |
$9,344Highest 200% above U.S. |
$4,756 52% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±9.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.5%±16.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±8.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brunswick and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
23 min 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 18%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.5%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.8%±3.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brunswick 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 | #63 of 282 in MA | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Millis | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 |
| High school in town | — | Millis High School | Brunswick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7Lowest |
10.9Highest |
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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.