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Brunswick vs Old Orchard Beach
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 kids (17.2% under 18).
Old Orchard Beach has the oldest population (median age 58).
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 | Old Orchard Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 22,336Highest |
9,244Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
58±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
6.5%±2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.5%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
7%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $74,952±$6kHighest about the ME average |
$60,050±$11kLowest 20% below ME |
| Brunswick and Old Orchard Beach 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 |
$366,600±$38kLowest 24% above ME |
| Brunswick and Old Orchard Beach 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 |
$1,246±$182Lowest 9% above ME |
| Brunswick and Old Orchard Beach 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 |
$3,426Lowest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.7%±15Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Old Orchard Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
68.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 5% below ME |
22 minLowest 11% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
15%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick and Old Orchard Beach 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 | #67 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.