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Ira vs Brunswick vs West Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ira has the most homeowners (90.7%).
Brunswick has the most people working from home (19.8%).
West Haven has the highest household income ($85k).
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 | Ira | Brunswick | West Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381 |
22,336Highest |
234Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 54.1±5.5Highest 39% above U.S. |
40±2.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
54±10.5 39% above U.S. |
| Ira and West Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±2.2 U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±13.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| West Haven and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.9%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.9%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| West Haven and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
53.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
13.3%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.4%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,827±$5kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$74,952±$6k 7% below U.S. |
$85,250±$29kHighest 6% above U.S. |
| West Haven and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,900±$18k 18% below U.S. |
$376,300±$15kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$245,000±$34kLowest 26% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$52Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,469±$99Highest 4% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,146Lowest 33% above U.S. |
$4,756Highest 52% above U.S. |
$4,485 44% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±8.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brunswick and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
25 min 4% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.8%±3.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±6.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brunswick and West Haven 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 | — | #30 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | — |
| High school in town | — | Brunswick High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9 |
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U.S. 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.