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Brunswick vs Townsend vs Brunswick
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 most people working from home (19.8%).
Townsend has the highest household income ($122k).
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
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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 | Townsend | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,336Highest |
9,100Lowest |
17,652 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+12.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40±2.8 about the U.S. average |
40.9±3.3Highest 5% above U.S. |
37.9±2.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Townsend and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±2.2 U.S.: 22% |
21%±3.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.1%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Townsend and Brunswick 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% |
17.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23%±2.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brunswick 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
35.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
15.4%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brunswick and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,952±$6k 7% below U.S. |
$121,528±$23kHighest 51% above U.S. |
$70,722±$5kLowest 12% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$15k 13% above U.S. |
$433,200±$22kHighest 30% above U.S. |
$363,200±$18kLowest 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,469±$99Highest 4% above U.S. |
$1,469±$313Highest 4% above U.S. |
$1,465±$100Lowest 4% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,756 52% above U.S. |
$6,031Highest 93% above U.S. |
$4,477Lowest 44% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±8.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
50.6%±16.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.8%±9.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brunswick and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
82%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
66.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 11% below U.S. |
37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.8%±3.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brunswick and Brunswick 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 | #136 of 282 in MA | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | North Middlesex | — |
| High school in town | Brunswick High School | North Middlesex Regional | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
13.1Highest |
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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.