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Sidney vs Brunswick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sidney has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
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 | Sidney | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,790Lowest |
17,652Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+12.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43±5.5Highest 4% below ME |
37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
| Sidney and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Brunswick and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $83,488±$10kHighest 12% above ME |
$70,722±$5kLowest 5% below ME |
| Sidney and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,200±$34kLowest 13% above ME |
$363,200±$18kHighest 22% above ME |
| Brunswick and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,340±$304Lowest 18% above ME |
$1,465±$100Highest 29% above ME |
| Brunswick and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,474Lowest 19% below ME |
$4,477Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.8%±9.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.3%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick and Sidney 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 | #15 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 18 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| 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.