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South Eliot 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 Eliot has the oldest population (median age 55.5).
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 Eliot | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,203Lowest |
22,336Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 55.5±8Highest 24% above ME |
40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±2.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Brunswick and South Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 32.8%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $99,299±$9kHighest 33% above ME |
$74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $475,600±$52kHighest 60% above ME |
$376,300±$15kLowest 27% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,155±$292Highest 89% above ME |
$1,469±$99Lowest 29% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,442Lowest 46% above ME |
$4,756Highest 57% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.3%±29.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| South Eliot and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 16% below ME |
23 minHighest 5% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.2%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick and South Eliot 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 | — | #30 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 |
| High school in town | — | Brunswick High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9 |
| 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.