Compare towns
Brunswick vs Cornish vs Unity vs West Bath
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%).
Cornish has the most kids (18.2% under 18).
Unity has the youngest population (median age 27.5).
West Bath has the highest household income ($103k).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Cornish | Unity | West Bath |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 22,336Highest |
1,803Lowest |
1,858 |
1,863 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3% ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40±2.8 11% below ME |
39±8.5 13% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
54.2±5.6Highest 21% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.2 ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish 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% |
17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.4%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
50.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $74,952±$6k about the ME average |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
$103,333±$27kHighest 38% above ME |
| West Bath 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±$15k 27% above ME |
$274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% below ME |
$422,800±$102kHighest 43% above ME |
| West Bath 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 |
$1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,112±$327 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$2,510 17% below ME |
$3,516 16% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13 ME: 48.4% |
41.1%±26.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% ME: 10.7% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
72.3% ME: 74.3% |
82.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 5% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
21 min 14% below ME |
21 minLowest 16% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
17.1%±6.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick and West 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 | — | — | — |
| School district | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | West Bath Public Schools |
| High school in town | Brunswick High School | — | Ecology Learning Ctr | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
— | 12.4Highest |
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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.