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Brunswick vs South Eliot
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%).
South Eliot has the oldest population (median age 55.5).
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 | South Eliot |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 22,336Highest |
4,203Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
55.5±8Highest 24% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.2%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Brunswick and South Eliot 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% |
32.8%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
49.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$99,299±$9kHighest 33% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$15kLowest 27% above ME |
$475,600±$52kHighest 60% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,469±$99Lowest 29% above ME |
$2,155±$292Highest 89% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$4,442Lowest 46% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±8.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
64.3%±29.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| South Eliot and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 5% below ME |
21 minLowest 16% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick and South Eliot 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 | — |
| High school in town | Brunswick High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
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| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.