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Brunswick vs Carmel
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 (19.8%).
Carmel has the most affordable homes ($257k median).
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 | Carmel |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 22,336Highest |
2,941Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
46.4±4.5Highest 4% above ME |
| Carmel and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Carmel and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.5%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Brunswick and Carmel 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% |
17.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$82,188±$22kHighest 10% above ME |
| Carmel 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 |
$256,800±$37kLowest 13% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME |
$1,276±$187Lowest 12% above ME |
| Brunswick and Carmel 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 |
$2,662Lowest 12% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±8.8 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±38.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 5% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #30 of 133 in ME | #77 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | Brunswick High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
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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.