Compare towns
Gray vs Brunswick vs Berwick vs Raymond
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k median).
Brunswick has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
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.
| Measure | Gray | Brunswick | Berwick | Raymond |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,429 |
22,336Highest |
8,175 |
4,610Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+7.3% ME: +2.6% |
+9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
40.7±2.9 9% below ME |
47.3±4.1Highest 6% above ME |
| Raymond and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.2%±5.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Brunswick and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% ME: 36.2% |
53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$94,771±$24k 27% above ME |
$88,194±$20k 18% above ME |
| Gray and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20kLowest 23% above ME |
$376,300±$15k 27% above ME |
$369,100±$19k 24% above ME |
$395,800±$42kHighest 33% above ME |
| Raymond and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89 20% above ME |
$1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME |
$1,452±$430 27% above ME |
$965±$397Lowest 15% below ME |
| Brunswick and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 21% above ME |
$4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$4,436 46% above ME |
$3,139Lowest 3% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46 ME: 48.4% |
38.3%±62.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2% ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
30 min 20% above ME |
37 minHighest 50% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Raymond 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME | #112 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Brunswick High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
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.