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Brunswick vs Little Falls
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%).
Little Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+21.9%).
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 | Little Falls |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 22,336Highest |
718Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+21.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
46.3±21.2Highest 3% above ME |
| Little Falls and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±16.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Brunswick and Little Falls 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% |
19.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Brunswick and Little Falls 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% |
22.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±3.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$127,500±$72kHighest 71% above ME |
| Little Falls 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±$15kHighest 27% above ME |
$375,800±$96kLowest 27% above ME |
| Brunswick and Little Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,469±$99Lowest 29% above ME |
$2,205±$101Highest 94% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$4,041Lowest 33% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
15.3%±31.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
0.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 5% below ME |
27 minHighest 8% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
0%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #30 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | — |
| High school in town | Brunswick High School | — |
| 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.