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Brunswick vs Bath vs Brunswick
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 homeowners (71.2%).
Bath has the most affordable homes ($311k median).
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
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 | Bath | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,336Highest |
8,815Lowest |
17,652 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3% ME: +2.6% |
+3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+12.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40±2.8 11% below ME |
45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
| Bath and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±2.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Brunswick and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
23%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| 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 | $74,952±$6kHighest about the ME average |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$70,722±$5k 5% below ME |
| Brunswick and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$15kHighest 27% above ME |
$310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$363,200±$18k 22% above ME |
| Brunswick and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME |
$1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,465±$100 29% above ME |
| Brunswick and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$3,847Lowest 27% above ME |
$4,477 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±8.8 ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.8%±9.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
66.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 5% below ME |
24 minHighest about the ME average |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
18%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick and Bath 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 | #31 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — |
| High school in town | Brunswick High School | Morse High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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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.