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Brunswick vs Gray vs Hampton Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brunswick has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k median).
Hampton Falls has the most expensive homes ($773k 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 | Gray | Hampton Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,336Highest |
8,429 |
2,328Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40±2.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
49.5±7.3Highest 27% above U.S. |
| Hampton Falls and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Hampton Falls and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hampton Falls 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,952±$6kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$95,236±$8k 18% above U.S. |
$166,157±$14kHighest 106% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$15k 13% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$772,600±$76kHighest 132% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,469±$99 4% above U.S. |
$1,371±$89Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,852±$475Highest 31% above U.S. |
| Hampton Falls and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,756 52% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±8.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.2%±22.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981Lowest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
29 min 8% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.8%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.8%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hampton Falls 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 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Hampton Falls School District |
| High school in town | Brunswick High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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U.S. 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.