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Brunswick vs Dayton vs Windham
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 renters (28.8% rent).
Dayton has the most kids (20.4% under 18).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | Dayton | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,336Highest |
2,313Lowest |
19,188 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
42.1±5.5Highest 6% below ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
| Dayton and Windham 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% |
20.4%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Dayton and Windham 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% |
14.3%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$113,750±$24kHighest 52% above ME |
$107,934±$14k 44% above ME |
| Dayton and Windham 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 |
$398,200±$34kHighest 34% above ME |
$388,900±$22k 31% above ME |
| Dayton and Windham 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 |
$1,215±$867Lowest 7% above ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
| Brunswick and Windham 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 |
$3,872Lowest 28% above ME |
$3,938 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
38%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Dayton 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% |
3.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 5% below ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick and Windham 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | Dayton Public Schools | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Brunswick High School | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
— | 12.1Highest |
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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.