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Cornish vs Brunswick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the most homeowners (79.2%).
Brunswick has the most people working from home (19.8%).
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 | Cornish | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,024Lowest |
22,336Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
40±2.8Highest 11% below ME |
| Brunswick and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±2.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Brunswick and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Brunswick and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2kLowest 8% below ME |
$74,952±$6kHighest about the ME average |
| Brunswick and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $376,300±$15k 27% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Lowest about the ME average |
$1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
$4,756Highest 57% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 |
| High school in town | — | Brunswick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9 |
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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.