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Brunswick vs Cranberry Isles
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%).
Cranberry Isles has the oldest population (median age 48).
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 | Cranberry Isles |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 22,336Highest |
196Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
48±11.9Highest 7% above ME |
| Cranberry Isles 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% |
19.4%±9.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cranberry Isles 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% |
19.9%±7.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Brunswick and Cranberry Isles 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% |
51.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
6.6%±3.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $74,952±$6kHighest about the ME average |
$65,000±$37kLowest 13% below ME |
| Brunswick and Cranberry Isles 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 |
$439,100±$51kHighest 48% above ME |
| Cranberry Isles 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 |
$1,000±$413Lowest 12% below ME |
| Brunswick and Cranberry Isles 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 |
$3,273Lowest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±8.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
71.4%±79Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cranberry Isles and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 5% below ME |
20 minLowest 17% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #30 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | Cranberry Isles Public Schools |
| High school in town | Brunswick High School | None in town |
| 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.