Brunswick
- Town in Maine
Brunswick
- grade AOverall Grade
- Town in Maine
- Rating 4.3 out of 5 50 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade A minus
- Crime & Safetygrade B
- Housinggrade B
- Nightlifegrade A minus
- Good for Familiesgrade A
- Diversitygrade B
- Jobsgrade B+
- Weathergrade C
- Cost of Livinggrade B minus
- Health & Fitnessgrade A
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A
- Commutegrade A minus
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Median Home Value
$272,700
National
$244,900Median Rent
$1,150
National
$1,163Area Feel
Sparse Suburban
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Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade B
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault58.1national 282.7
- Murder0national 6.1
- Rape24.2national 40.7
- Robbery4.8national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary38.7national 500.1
- Theft687.5national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft48.6national 284
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Working in Brunswick
Jobs
grade B+
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$67,488
National
$69,021Top Public Schools Serving Brunswick
- grade A minus
Brunswick High School
- Rating 3.93 out of 5 159 reviews
- grade A minus
Brunswick Junior High School
- grade A minus
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School
- Rating 5 out of 5 1 review
- grade A minus
West Bath School
- Rating 5 out of 5 1 review
- grade B
Mt. Ararat High School
- Rating 3.52 out of 5 184 reviews
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Rating 4.3 out of 5 50 reviews
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Speaking from a college student perspective, Brunswick was a small town that served as a break when it was necessary to get off campus. There were a handful of favorite restaurants and bars, and it was nice to stroll around downtown when the weather was nice. Although not the most savvy/city type place for a college student to live in, from someone who had lived in a small town before, it was preferable to living smack in the middle of a big city. After all, larger places such as Portland and Freeport were not far, and Boston was about a 2-hour train or bus trip away. Even better was being close to the ocean!
For small-town New England living, Brunswick is hard to beat. The charming downtown core has been been carefully preserved, with big box stores kept out on the edges of town or across the river in Topsham. Even though it's a small town, it has a full-time police and fire plus Midcoast Hospital with a 24-hour emergency room, so you don't find the need to leave town for many things. Recent construction projects mean three of the four schools are very new. The beauty of life here is the relaxed, slower pace with easy access to all that Maine has to offer. Portland (and the jetport) are only 30 minutes away, four state parks are less than an hour away and Midcoast Maine towns (Boothbay, Camden, etc.) are easy day trips. Like the rest of Maine, it's an incredibly low-crime area. The only real negative is the length of winter, so it's important to get involved in winter sports like skiing, ice fishing, snowmobiling, etc. so you don't spend all winter inside cussing the weather.
I had not visited the Maine coast for over 50 years, but traveled as far as Pemaquid in late June. My travel friend and I stayed in Brunswick for two nights and enjoyed dinner at the excellent Indian restaurant downtown. An older man approached the window beside us and flashed us with everything he had, or thought he had. We really didn't need "entertainment" so he received no applause or even a raised eyebrow! Hope the police will have the watchful eye.... Back in Ohio with the memories...of the fabulous Indian cuisine!