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Brunswick vs Surry
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%).
Surry has the oldest population (median age 52.4).
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 | Surry |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 17,652Highest |
1,836Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
52.4±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Surry and Brunswick 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% |
30.9%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
38.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $70,722±$5kLowest 5% below ME |
$74,508±$12kHighest about the ME average |
| Surry and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,200±$18kHighest 22% above ME |
$296,300±$36kLowest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,465±$100Highest 29% above ME |
$969±$129Lowest 15% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,477Highest 47% above ME |
$1,903Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±9.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Surry 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% |
7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 18%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick and Surry 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 | — | Surry Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| 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.