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Brunswick vs Casco vs Gray
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 shortest commute (23 min average).
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
Gray has the highest household income ($95k).
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 | Casco | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,336Highest |
3,696Lowest |
8,429 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.2 ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Casco 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% |
32.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,952±$6k about the ME average |
$69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$15kHighest 27% above ME |
$355,500±$58kLowest 20% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
| Brunswick and Gray 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 |
$1,395±$184 22% above ME |
$1,371±$89Lowest 20% above ME |
| Brunswick and Casco 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 |
$3,085Lowest about the ME average |
$3,683 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 7.7% ME: 10.7% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 5% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Casco 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 | — | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | Brunswick High School | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
— | 12.5Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.