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Surry vs Brunswick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Surry has the oldest population (median age 52.4).
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 | Surry | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,836Lowest |
17,652Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+12.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.4±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Surry and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 30.9%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
23%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $74,508±$12kHighest about the ME average |
$70,722±$5kLowest 5% below ME |
| Surry and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,300±$36kLowest about the ME average |
$363,200±$18kHighest 22% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $969±$129Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,465±$100Highest 29% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,903Lowest 37% below ME |
$4,477Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
58.8%±9.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Surry and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 26% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.4%±5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick and Surry 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 | Surry Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| 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.