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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 (+7.3%).

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
22,336Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.5%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+7.3%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
55.8±9.4Highest
25% above ME
40±2.8Lowest
11% below ME
Kids under 18
15.7%±6.8Lowest
ME: 18.1%
17.2%±2.2Highest
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%
22.9%±2.2Lowest
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%
53.9%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.5%±1.3Lowest
ME: 5.8%
13.3%±1.1Highest
ME: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,250±$33kHighest
13% above ME
$74,952±$6kLowest
about the ME average
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
$376,300±$15kLowest
27% 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
$1,469±$99Highest
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
$4,756Highest
57% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
71.6%±20.1Highest
ME: 48.4%
56.4%±8.8Lowest
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%
7.7%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.4%Highest
ME: 74.3%
71.2%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980Lowest
3 yrs newer than ME
1982Highest
5 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minHighest
22% above ME
23 minLowest
5% below ME
Work from home
21.5%±14Highest
ME: 15.9%
19.8%±3.8Lowest
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 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.