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In Brunswick (Maine), unemployment is 4.6% (2024).

The population of Brunswick totalled 17,033 at the end of 2020. The city faced an unemployment rate of 4.64% at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 1,045 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0724 sources

Population17,033people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020
Median gross salary2,728EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
Median rent1,353EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records
Unemployment rate4.64%country median 4.6% — 2% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
Recorded crime1,262offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 20% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean0.25µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Less recorded crime than 61% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other American city that publishes it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Brunswick?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Brunswick.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Brunswick recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan16Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,462 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent1,353 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records2Official
Recorded property crimes144 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)6Official

Is Brunswick a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker28%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 19–37%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–65%
Student35%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 25–45%
Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–66%
Retirement36%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 25–47%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Brunswick?

The median gross salary is about 2,728 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

What is the unemployment rate in Brunswick?

The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.64 % · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5
Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Brunswick is 4.6%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary2,728 EUR/month31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Unemployment rate4.64 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5Official

What does a salary buy in Brunswick?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Brunswick median gross pay: €2,728 (2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€639of €2,184 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,184
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,462
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€639
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Brunswick Salary needed to live in Brunswick

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Brunswick. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search
Open official service
Open the United States service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Brunswick. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents716.4 per 100,00031 Dec 2023Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release4Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Brunswick when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Brunswick?

Police recorded about 1,262 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

  • Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 1,262 offences per 100,000 · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting7
Recorded crime across major citiesBrunswick highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Brunswick highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Brunswick449
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,262 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting7Official
Recorded violent crimes11 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)6Official

Mobility and administration

Brunswick's nearest airport was PWM, 41 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights8Official
Distance to the nearest major airport41 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports9Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)PWM3 Aug 2026OurAirports9Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Brunswick. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
Open official information

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
Open official information
Open the full United States section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Brunswick.

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Climate and air quality

The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 0.3 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Brunswick's monthly mean temperatures were −6.1°C in January and 20.7°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Brunswick?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 0.3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 0.25 µg/m³ · US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)14
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesOf 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean0.25 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)14Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan -1.1 · Feb 0.4 · Mar 5 · Apr 11.5 · May 17.9 · Jun 22.7 · Jul 26.3 · Aug 25.5 · Sep 21.3 · Oct 14.4 · Nov 8.1 · Dec 2.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -11.2 · Feb -10.2 · Mar -4.7 · Apr 0.2 · May 6.5 · Jun 11.8 · Jul 15.2 · Aug 14.5 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 4 · Nov -1.3 · Dec -6.8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -6.1 · Feb -4.9 · Mar 0.1 · Apr 5.9 · May 12.2 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 20.7 · Aug 20 · Sep 15.7 · Oct 9.2 · Nov 3.4 · Dec -2.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 87.8 · Feb 89 · Mar 103 · Apr 108.6 · May 103.2 · Jun 107 · Jul 88.3 · Aug 83.1 · Sep 106.8 · Oct 152.5 · Nov 131.7 · Dec 109.1 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation1,270 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)20Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature26.3 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)17Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature7.6 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)19Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature-11.2 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)18Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Manchester ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Barrie (Canada) ±0.8 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.3 °C, Gatineau (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Markham (Canada) ±2.1 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Brunswick covered an area of 50.3 km² at the end of 2025. Population density was 350.6 people per km² at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Brunswick?

The published population was 17,033 people in April 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202013

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area50.34 km²31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)10Official
Foreign-resident share5.92 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5Official
Foreign residents1,045 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5Official
Population density350.6 people/km²31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)5Official
Population17,033 people31 Dec 2020U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202013Official
Population covered by crime statistics22,854 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)6Official

Alternatives for people set on Brunswick

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Yarmouth as a Brunswick alternative in the same region

23 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Median gross pay, city: €3,908 Yarmouth vs €2,728 Brunswick+43%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 509 Yarmouth vs 1,262 Brunswick−60%
  • Foreign residents: 2.6% Yarmouth vs 5.9% Brunswick−56%
  • Residents: 6,125 Yarmouth vs 17,033 Brunswick−64%
  • Unemployment: 5.5% Yarmouth vs 4.6% Brunswick+19%
Full comparisonMore about Yarmouth

North Bethesda as a Brunswick alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 806 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 5.9% Brunswick+476%
  • Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €2,728 Brunswick+124%
  • Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 17,033 Brunswick+194%
  • Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 4.6% Brunswick−22%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,458 (2025) North Bethesda vs 1,262 (2024) Brunswickno percentage
Full comparisonMore about North Bethesda

Cities near Brunswick

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Topsham 3.4 km away
Rent
1,378 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,939 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
North Bath 10.8 km away
Rent
964.5 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,502 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Lisbon 17.3 km away
Rent
743.7 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Yarmouth 22.6 km away
Rent
1,536 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,908 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Brunswick, nearest in population first.

All United States cities
Cañon City17,030 residentsOswego17,024 residentsGrandville17,018 residentsDickson17,051 residentsCahokia17,052 residentsCahokia Heights17,052 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Brunswick?

The published population was 17,033 people in April 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

Is the air quality good in Brunswick?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 0.3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: US EPA Air Quality System (AQS).

How safe is Brunswick?

Police recorded about 1,262 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

What is the typical salary in Brunswick?

The median gross salary is about 2,728 EUR/month (2020-2024). Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.

What is the unemployment rate in Brunswick?

The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (2024). Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

How many foreign residents live in Brunswick?

1,045 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Brunswick a good place to live?

Brunswick may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Brunswick?

Topsham, Bath, North Bath, Lisbon, Yarmouth are near Brunswick. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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