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Casco vs Brunswick vs Otisfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).
Otisfield has the highest household income ($84k).
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 | Casco | Brunswick | Otisfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,696 |
22,336Highest |
1,951Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52±3.3 16% above ME |
40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
56.8±4.8Highest 27% above ME |
| Otisfield and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±2.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Brunswick and Otisfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.7%±1.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Casco and Otisfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.9% ME: 36.2% |
53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
$74,952±$6k about the ME average |
$84,271±$15kHighest 13% above ME |
| Otisfield and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,500±$58k 20% above ME |
$376,300±$15kHighest 27% above ME |
$317,200±$35kLowest 7% above ME |
| Brunswick and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,395±$184 22% above ME |
$1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME |
$1,300±$872Lowest 14% above ME |
| Brunswick and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,085 about the ME average |
$4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$2,652Lowest 13% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±35.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8 ME: 48.4% |
77.3%±92.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Otisfield and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% ME: 74.3% |
71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 23% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
18.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Casco 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 | — |
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | RSU 17/MSAD 17 |
| High school in town | None in town | Brunswick High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9 |
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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.