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Rockland vs Brunswick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rockland has the shortest commute (12 min average).
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 | Rockland | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,035Lowest |
17,652Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+12.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.3±6Highest 10% above ME |
37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±2.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Brunswick and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 25.4%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
23%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Rockland and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,533±$6kLowest 24% below ME |
$70,722±$5kHighest 5% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,800±$38kLowest 17% below ME |
$363,200±$18kHighest 22% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,092±$105Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,465±$100Highest 29% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,059Lowest 34% above ME |
$4,477Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±15.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.8%±9.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Rockland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
66.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1948Lowest 29 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 12 minLowest 50% below ME |
23 minHighest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.1%±7.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
18%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Rockland 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 | #96 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Rockland-Region 8 · RSU 13 | — |
| High school in town | Oceanside High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
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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.