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Rockport vs Brunswick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rockport has the shortest commute (11 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 | Rockport | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,675Lowest |
17,652Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+12.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.7±3.7Highest 9% above ME |
37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Rockport and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±4.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
23%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Rockport and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.3% ME: 36.2% |
51.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,979±$16kHighest 16% above ME |
$70,722±$5kLowest 5% below ME |
| Rockport and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $469,000±$50kHighest 58% above ME |
$363,200±$18kLowest 22% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$667Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,465±$100Highest 29% above ME |
| Brunswick and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,764Highest 90% above ME |
$4,477Lowest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.8%±9.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Rockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 11 minLowest 54% below ME |
23 minHighest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick and Rockport 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 | #8 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | — |
| High school in town | Camden Hills Regional H S | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
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| 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.