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Gray vs Brunswick vs North Yarmouth
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).
North Yarmouth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.2%).
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.
| Measure | Gray | Brunswick | North Yarmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429 |
22,336Highest |
4,240Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.3% ME: +2.6% |
+14.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
47.4±3.2Highest 6% above ME |
| North Yarmouth 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% |
21.5%±4.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| North Yarmouth and Gray 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% |
17.1%±3.9Lowest 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
53.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$129,267±$13kHighest 73% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20kLowest 23% above ME |
$376,300±$15k 27% above ME |
$496,500±$45kHighest 67% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Lowest 20% above ME |
$1,469±$99 29% above ME |
$1,708±$641Highest 50% above ME |
| North Yarmouth and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Lowest 21% above ME |
$4,756 57% above ME |
$5,355Highest 76% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 16% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
27 min 11% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.9%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick and North Yarmouth 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 | — |
| 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.