Brunswick
Brunswick is what the metro reaches for when it wants to feel literary. Bowdoin sets the calendar - terms in, terms out, and the dating pool breathes accordingly. Maine Street has the bookstore-and-bistro stretch that reads like a brochure but actually delivers; the former naval air station gives the town an industrial-park subplot that keeps rents from going full Portland. Expect grad students, professors-who-stayed, and Mid-Coast lifers who think Portland is a bit much. First-date geography is walkable, which is rare up here. The tradeoff: come summer, half your matches are gone until September, and the other half teach.
Brunswick by the numbers
Brunswick runs male-heavy, about 53% men to 47% women.
Median individual income in Brunswick is about $38,000.
Maine registers voters by party, and Cumberland County is about 45% Democratic to 22% Republican, with 30% Unenrolled - the most Democratic county in Maine.
The median renter in Brunswick pays about $1,470 a month.
About 3,900 Brunswick residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Wild Oats Bakery & Café
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Pomelia
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Byrnes Irish Pub
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Tonic at Bolos
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Dog Bar Jim: The Coffee Shop
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Ram & Bull
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Elevenses
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The Abbey: Craft Coffee & Cocktails
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Brickyard Hollow Brewing Company
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O'Donoghue's Pub
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Reverie Coffee House
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Social Goose Restaurant & Bar
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Canvases & Cocktails
Wheelchair access