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South Berwick vs Brunswick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
South Berwick has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).
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 | South Berwick | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,670Lowest |
22,336Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±2.5Lowest 13% below ME |
40±2.8Highest 11% below ME |
| Brunswick and South Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 26.7%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $99,572±$13kHighest 33% above ME |
$74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $428,300±$26kHighest 44% above ME |
$376,300±$15kLowest 27% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,726±$83Highest 52% above ME |
$1,469±$99Lowest 29% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,956Highest 63% above ME |
$4,756Lowest 57% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.5%±24.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and South Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick and South Berwick 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 | #58 of 133 in ME | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 |
| High school in town | Marshwood High School | Brunswick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0Highest |
10.9Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.