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New Gloucester vs Brunswick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Gloucester has the highest household income ($109k).
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).
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 | New Gloucester | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,766Lowest |
22,336Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5Highest 10% below ME |
40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kLowest 20% above ME |
$376,300±$15kHighest 27% above ME |
| Brunswick and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
$1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME |
| Brunswick and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,417Lowest 13% above ME |
$4,756Highest 57% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick and New Gloucester 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 | #65 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 |
| High school in town | None in town | Brunswick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet |
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.