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Camden vs Brunswick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Camden has the most expensive homes ($521k median).
Brunswick has the most affordable homes ($376k 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.
| Measure | Camden | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,242Lowest |
22,336Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.2±6.5Highest 17% above ME |
40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Camden and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 38%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
53.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $82,344±$15kHighest 10% above ME |
$74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
| Camden and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $520,600±$70kHighest 76% above ME |
$376,300±$15kLowest 27% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,269±$354Lowest 11% above ME |
$1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME |
| Brunswick and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,832Highest 92% above ME |
$4,756Lowest 57% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±15.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 11% below ME |
23 minHighest 5% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±8.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Camden 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 | #11 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 28/MSAD 28 | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 |
| High school in town | None in town | Brunswick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9 |
| 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.