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Pittston vs Brunswick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pittston has the most affordable homes ($239k median).
Brunswick has the most people working from home (19.8%).
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 | Pittston | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,093Lowest |
22,336Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±5.9Highest 8% below ME |
40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
| Pittston and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±7.4 ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±2.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±6.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Brunswick and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±4.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,614±$18kHighest 16% above ME |
$74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
| Pittston and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $238,700±$66kLowest 20% below ME |
$376,300±$15kHighest 27% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,080±$593Lowest 5% below ME |
$1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME |
| Brunswick and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,909Lowest 37% below ME |
$4,756Highest 57% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Highest ME: 74.3% |
71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 7% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #123 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | 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 History | 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.