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Greene vs Brunswick vs Lewiston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greene has the highest household income ($98k).
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).
Lewiston has the most renters (48.8% rent).
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 | Greene | Brunswick | Lewiston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,417Lowest |
22,336 |
38,324Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9 11% below ME |
40±2.8Highest 11% below ME |
37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
| Brunswick and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.6%±1.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
10.1%±1 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
$74,952±$6k about the ME average |
$55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
$376,300±$15kHighest 27% above ME |
$235,100±$8kLowest 21% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224 5% above ME |
$1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME |
$986±$44Lowest 13% below ME |
| Brunswick and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,965 about the ME average |
$4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$2,899Lowest 5% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.7%±5.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9% ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
71.2% ME: 74.3% |
51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 4% above ME |
23 min 5% below ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #69 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME | #132 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy |
| High school in town | None in town | Brunswick High School | Lewiston High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9Lowest |
14.7Highest |
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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.