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Corinth vs Brunswick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinth has the most affordable homes ($136k median).
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 | Corinth | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,990Lowest |
17,652Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+12.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±6Highest 5% below ME |
37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
| Corinth and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Corinth and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $64,229±$5kLowest 14% below ME |
$70,722±$5kHighest 5% below ME |
| Brunswick and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $135,800±$31kLowest 54% below ME |
$363,200±$18kHighest 22% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $883±$157Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,465±$100Highest 29% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
$4,477Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.4%±11.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.8%±9.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick and Corinth 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 | #102 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 64/MSAD 64 | — |
| High school in town | Central High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.