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Dresden vs Brunswick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dresden has the oldest population (median age 55.1).
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 | Dresden | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,645Lowest |
22,336Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 55.1±7.9Highest 23% above ME |
40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17%±3.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±2.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Brunswick and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.8%±8Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Dresden and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $74,844±$22kLowest about the ME average |
$74,952±$6kHighest about the ME average |
| Brunswick and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,100±$29kLowest 19% below ME |
$376,300±$15kHighest 27% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$502Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME |
| Brunswick and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500Lowest 18% below ME |
$4,756Highest 57% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 13.2%±26Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 35% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.7%±2.8Lowest 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 | RSU 02 | 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 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.