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Rome vs Brunswick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rome has the most homeowners (91.9%).
Brunswick has the most people working from home (18%).
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 | Rome | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,215Lowest |
17,652Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+12.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.3±9.2Highest 8% above ME |
37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
| Rome and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Rome and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±9.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
23%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Rome and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±4.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $77,639±$25kHighest 4% above ME |
$70,722±$5kLowest 5% below ME |
| Rome and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $329,300±$36kLowest 11% above ME |
$363,200±$18kHighest 22% above ME |
| Brunswick and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$56Lowest about the ME average |
$1,465±$100Highest 29% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,829Lowest 40% below ME |
$4,477Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±59.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.8%±9.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #30 of 133 in ME |
| 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.