Compare towns
Freeport vs Middlesex vs Brunswick vs Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freeport has the most expensive homes ($508k median).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Brunswick has the most renters (28.8% rent).
Durham has the most affordable homes ($322k median).
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 | Middlesex | Brunswick | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,802 |
1,943Lowest |
22,336Highest |
4,262 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3Highest 25% above U.S. |
44.4±3.9 14% above U.S. |
40±2.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
42.6±5.9 10% above U.S. |
| Freeport and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±3.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.7%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Middlesex and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.9%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.6%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
53.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
13.3%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $107,326±$19k 33% above U.S. |
$109,632±$13kHighest 36% above U.S. |
$74,952±$6kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$99,181±$5k 23% above U.S. |
| Middlesex and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $508,400±$76kHighest 53% above U.S. |
$376,300±$40k 13% above U.S. |
$376,300±$15k 13% above U.S. |
$322,200±$34kLowest 3% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123 about the U.S. average |
$1,333±$359Lowest 6% below U.S. |
$1,469±$99Highest 4% above U.S. |
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| Brunswick and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,042 62% above U.S. |
$6,483Highest 108% above U.S. |
$4,756 52% above U.S. |
$3,781Lowest 21% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±8.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
25%±40.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1982Lowest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 11% below U.S. |
27 min 4% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
28.4%±10.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.8%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.9%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlesex and Freeport 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 | — | #30 of 133 in ME | #14 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 05 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | RSU 05 |
| High school in town | Freeport High School | None in town | Brunswick High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
— | 10.9Lowest |
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U.S. 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.