Compare towns
Brunswick vs Mapleton vs Ogunquit
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).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Mapleton | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,336Highest |
1,884 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.2 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton 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% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.9% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$15k 27% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$4,473 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 7.7% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 5% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #30 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school in town | Brunswick High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
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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.