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Brunswick is a small city of 17,652 people in Cumberland County, Maine. It's about 18 miles from Lewiston, ME and 120 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $363k and rent runs about $1k a month.
17,652people
$363kTypical home
$1,465/moRent
79° / 30°Summer / winter
67"Snow
218Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,652
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 908 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Boston, MA
- 18 mi to Lewiston, ME
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $363k (≈$2,290/mo)
- Median rent $1,465/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (51 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (643 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 16% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to PWM airport
- 25 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 66 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 464 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 158 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 41 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Maine districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cumberland County: D+36 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk