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Brunswick vs Gray vs Naples
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).
Gray has the highest household income ($95k).
Naples has the most people working from home (26.7%).
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 | Naples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,336Highest |
8,429 |
3,985Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
49.8±6.8Highest 11% above ME |
| Naples and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.2 ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4Lowest 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% |
19.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.3%±5.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Naples 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% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
37.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$78,188±$13k 5% above ME |
| Gray and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$15kHighest 27% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$340,100±$48kLowest 15% 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±$99 29% above ME |
$1,371±$89Lowest 20% above ME |
$1,941±$625Highest 70% above ME |
| Naples and Brunswick 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 |
$3,683 21% above ME |
$2,784Lowest 8% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±8.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Lowest ME: 48.4% |
59.9%±40.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Naples and Brunswick 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% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
87.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 5% below ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
38 minHighest 56% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.7%±11.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Naples 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 | #118 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | RSU 61/MSAD 61 |
| High school in town | Brunswick High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Lake Region High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
12.5Highest |
11.7 |
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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.