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Gray vs Brunswick vs Lisbon Falls
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 highest household income ($95k).
Brunswick has the most people working from home (19.8%).
Lisbon Falls has the most affordable homes ($246k 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 | Gray | Brunswick | Lisbon Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429 |
22,336Highest |
4,267Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% ME: +2.6% |
+7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
41.1±4.4 8% below ME |
| Gray and Lisbon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Lisbon Falls 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%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Brunswick and Gray 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% |
24.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$74,952±$6k about the ME average |
$72,344±$9kLowest 3% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$376,300±$15kHighest 27% above ME |
$245,700±$25kLowest 17% below ME |
| Brunswick and Gray 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 |
$971±$450Lowest 15% below ME |
| Brunswick and Gray 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 |
$2,947Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.9%±18Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
71.2% ME: 74.3% |
70.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 16% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | — |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Brunswick High School | — |
| 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.