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Brunswick vs Windham vs Brunswick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brunswick has the most people working from home (19.8%).
Windham has the highest household income ($108k).
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
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 | Windham | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 22,336Highest |
19,188 |
17,652Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4% ME: +2.6% |
+12.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40±2.8 11% below ME |
41.8±1.8Highest 7% below ME |
37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
| Windham 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 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Windham 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 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| 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 ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| 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 about the ME average |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$70,722±$5kLowest 5% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$15k 27% above ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$363,200±$18kLowest 22% above ME |
| Windham 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 29% above ME |
$1,232±$332Lowest 8% above ME |
$1,465±$100 29% above ME |
| Brunswick and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$3,938Lowest 30% above ME |
$4,477 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±8.8 ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.8%±9.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| 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% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.2% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 5% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
18%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick and Windham 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 | #95 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | RSU 14 | — |
| High school in town | Brunswick High School | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
12.1Highest |
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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.