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Readfield vs Brunswick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Readfield has the most homeowners (89.9%).
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
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 | Readfield | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,651Lowest |
17,652Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+12.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Readfield and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Brunswick and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,504±$8kHighest 16% above ME |
$70,722±$5kLowest 5% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,400±$20kLowest 10% above ME |
$363,200±$18kHighest 22% above ME |
| Brunswick and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$844Lowest about the ME average |
$1,465±$100Highest 29% above ME |
| Brunswick and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,392Lowest 12% above ME |
$4,477Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.8%±9.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 20% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
18%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Brunswick 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 | #20 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 38 | — |
| High school in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
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| 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.