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Brunswick vs Sutton vs Warner

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 the shortest commute (23 min average).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
Warner has the most affordable homes ($353k median).

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.

MeasureBrunswickSuttonWarner
People
Population
22,336Highest
2,239Lowest
2,959
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+7.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40±2.8Lowest
about the U.S. average
48.1±4.1Highest
24% above U.S.
43.7±4
12% above U.S.
Sutton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.2%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.3%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
Sutton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.9%±2.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±5.9
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Brunswick and Sutton 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
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
42.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
13.3%±1.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.3%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$74,952±$6kLowest
7% below U.S.
$130,313±$31kHighest
61% above U.S.
$94,022±$18k
16% above U.S.
Sutton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$376,300±$15kHighest
13% above U.S.
$362,600±$16k
9% above U.S.
$353,100±$22kLowest
6% above U.S.
Brunswick and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,469±$99
4% above U.S.
$1,656±$614Highest
17% above U.S.
$1,219±$123Lowest
14% below U.S.
Sutton and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,756Lowest
52% above U.S.
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
$7,650
145% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
56.4%±8.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
27.6%±47.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.7%±21.3
U.S.: 51.1%
Brunswick and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
74.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
11% below U.S.
29 min
11% above U.S.
32 minHighest
20% above U.S.
Work from home
19.8%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.6%±4.8
U.S.: 15.1%
Brunswick and Warner 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 Kearsarge Regional School District Kearsarge Regional School District
High school in town Brunswick High School Kearsarge Regional High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
10.9Highest
10.4Lowest
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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.