Compare towns
Cornish vs Brunswick vs Sebago
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 affordable homes ($274k median).
Brunswick has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Sebago has the highest household income ($78k).
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 | Sebago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Lowest |
17,652Highest |
2,073 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+12.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+11.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
40.7±3.9Highest 9% below ME |
| Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest 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+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$70,722±$5k 5% below ME |
$78,438±$15kHighest 5% above ME |
| Sebago and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
$363,200±$18kHighest 22% above ME |
$298,000±$46k about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,465±$100 29% above ME |
$1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
| Sebago and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$4,477Highest 47% above ME |
$2,543 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.8%±9.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.6% ME: 10.7% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick and Sebago 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 | — | — | Sebago Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.