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Brunswick vs Standish
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%).
Standish has the highest household income ($105k).
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 | Standish |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 17,652Highest |
10,662Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
40.5±2.8Highest 10% below ME |
| Standish 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% |
16.4%±3.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Standish and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $70,722±$5kLowest 5% below ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,200±$18kHighest 22% above ME |
$336,000±$18kLowest 13% above ME |
| Brunswick and Standish 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 |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
| Brunswick and Standish 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 |
$3,005Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±9.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Standish 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% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 18%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick and Standish 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 | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | — | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.