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Brunswick vs New Gloucester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).
New Gloucester has the highest household income ($109k).
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 | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 22,336Highest |
5,766Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
40.1±5.5Highest 10% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Brunswick 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% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$15kHighest 27% above ME |
$357,100±$29kLowest 20% above ME |
| Brunswick and New Gloucester 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 |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
| Brunswick and New Gloucester 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 |
$3,417Lowest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 5% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick and New Gloucester 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 | #65 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| 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.