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Brunswick vs Bremen
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 (+7.3%).
Bremen has the highest household income ($100k).
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 | Bremen |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 22,336Highest |
917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
52.1±8.2Highest 16% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Bremen 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% |
34.1%±9.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bremen 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
54.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$100,000±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
| Bremen 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±$15kLowest 27% above ME |
$425,300±$28kHighest 43% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,469±$99 29% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$2,829Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Bremen 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% |
9.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 5% below ME |
22 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bremen 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 | — |
| School district | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | — |
| High school in town | Brunswick High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
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| 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.