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Brunswick vs Phippsburg vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).
Phippsburg has the most affordable homes ($336k median).
Springfield has the most homeowners (90.7%).
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 | Phippsburg | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,336Highest |
2,238 |
1,122Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
-4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40±2.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
54.3±6.3Highest 40% above U.S. |
51.4±8.8 32% above U.S. |
| Phippsburg and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±8 U.S.: 22% |
| Brunswick and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
34.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,952±$6kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$107,833±$19kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$100,893±$19k 25% above U.S. |
| Phippsburg and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$15k 13% above U.S. |
$335,800±$47kLowest about the U.S. average |
$384,100±$50kHighest 15% above U.S. |
| Springfield and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,469±$99Highest 4% above U.S. |
$1,022±$346Lowest 28% below U.S. |
$1,096±$217 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,756 52% above U.S. |
$2,034Lowest 35% below U.S. |
$5,946Highest 91% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±8.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
35.5%±98.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brunswick and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1984 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 11% below U.S. |
21 minLowest 19% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.8%±3.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.7%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±11.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brunswick and Springfield 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 | — | — |
| School district | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — |
| High school in town | Brunswick High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
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U.S. 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.