Compare towns
Eliot vs Mapleton vs Brunswick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eliot has the most expensive homes ($499k median).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k 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 | Eliot | Mapleton | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,146 |
1,884Lowest |
17,652Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+12.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.8±5.9Highest 13% above ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
| Eliot and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Eliot and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.6% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$70,722±$5kLowest 5% below ME |
| Eliot and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$363,200±$18k 22% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,465±$100 29% above ME |
| Eliot and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$4,477 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±20.1 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.8%±9.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 9% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
23 min 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick and Eliot 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 | #19 of 133 in ME | — | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.