Compare towns
Freeport vs Berwick vs Brunswick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freeport has the most expensive homes ($508k median).
Berwick has the most kids (22.7% under 18).
Brunswick has the most renters (28.8% rent).
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 | Freeport | Berwick | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,802 |
8,175Lowest |
22,336Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.7% ME: +2.6% |
+7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3Highest 9% above ME |
40.7±2.9 9% below ME |
40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Freeport and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
53.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,326±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$94,771±$24k 27% above ME |
$74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
| Freeport and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$369,100±$19kLowest 24% above ME |
$376,300±$15k 27% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123Lowest 26% above ME |
$1,452±$430 27% above ME |
$1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME |
| Brunswick and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$4,436Lowest 46% above ME |
$4,756 57% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6% ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 4% below ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Freeport and Berwick 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 | #4 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 05 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 |
| High school in town | Freeport High School | None in town | Brunswick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
— | 10.9Lowest |
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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.