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Hampden vs Brunswick vs Winthrop
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampden has the highest household income ($112k).
Brunswick has the most expensive homes ($376k median).
Winthrop has the most people working from home (23.1%).
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 | Hampden | Brunswick | Winthrop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,896 |
22,336Highest |
6,191Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2% ME: +2.6% |
+7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±2.9 8% below ME |
40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
43.6±5.3Highest about the ME average |
| Winthrop and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
23.4%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Winthrop and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.9% ME: 36.2% |
53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
40%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
$74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$86,470±$4k 16% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $301,300±$38k about the ME average |
$376,300±$15kHighest 27% above ME |
$294,800±$41kLowest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,286±$317 13% above ME |
$1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME |
$892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
| Brunswick and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,694 22% above ME |
$4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$3,506Lowest 15% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±15.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7% ME: 74.3% |
71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
23 min 5% below ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Winthrop and Hampden 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 | #6 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME | #12 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 22 | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | Winthrop Public Schools |
| High school in town | Hampden Academy | Brunswick High School | Winthrop High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
10.9Lowest |
11.7 |
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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.