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Brunswick vs Orrington
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%).
Orrington has the highest household income ($95k).
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 | Orrington |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 22,336Highest |
3,853Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
49.5±3.3Highest 10% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Brunswick and Orrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.8%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Orrington 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% |
44.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$94,556±$10kHighest 27% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$15kHighest 27% above ME |
$309,000±$49kLowest 4% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME |
$1,167±$135Lowest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$2,823Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.9%±20.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 5% below ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick and Orrington 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 | #41 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | Orrington Public Schools |
| High school in town | Brunswick High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.