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Georgetown vs Brunswick

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Georgetown has the oldest population (median age 55.8).
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.

MeasureGeorgetownBrunswick
People
Population
1,012Lowest
17,652Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.5%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+12.2%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
55.8±9.4Highest
25% above ME
37.9±2.2Lowest
15% below ME
Kids under 18
15.7%±6.8Lowest
ME: 18.1%
16.1%±2.5Highest
ME: 18.1%
Brunswick and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
33.1%±10.8Highest
ME: 22.4%
23%±2.4Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Georgetown and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40.4%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
51.3%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.5%±1.3Lowest
ME: 5.8%
15.4%±1.2Highest
ME: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,250±$33kHighest
13% above ME
$70,722±$5kLowest
5% below ME
Georgetown and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$427,200±$47kHighest
44% above ME
$363,200±$18kLowest
22% above ME
Georgetown and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,431±$448Lowest
26% above ME
$1,465±$100Highest
29% above ME
Brunswick and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,575Lowest
15% below ME
$4,477Highest
47% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
71.6%±20.1Highest
ME: 48.4%
58.8%±9.2Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Georgetown and Brunswick 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%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.4%Highest
ME: 74.3%
66.3%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980Highest
3 yrs newer than ME
1977Lowest
same as ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minHighest
22% above ME
23 minLowest
7% below ME
Work from home
21.5%±14Highest
ME: 15.9%
18%±4.2Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Georgetown and Brunswick 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 Georgetown Public Schools —
High school in town None in town —
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.