Compare towns
Arundel vs Berwick vs Gray
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arundel has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Berwick has the most people working from home (20.2%).
Gray has the oldest population (median age 43.4).
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 | Arundel | Berwick | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,418Lowest |
8,175 |
8,429Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±6.4 9% below ME |
40.7±2.9Lowest 9% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
| Gray and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Gray and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,597±$17kHighest 36% above ME |
$94,771±$24kLowest 27% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
| Arundel and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $421,300±$62kHighest 42% above ME |
$369,100±$19k 24% above ME |
$363,700±$20kLowest 23% above ME |
| Arundel and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$495Highest 41% above ME |
$1,452±$430 27% above ME |
$1,371±$89Lowest 20% above ME |
| Arundel and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,763 24% above ME |
$4,436Highest 46% above ME |
$3,683Lowest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.2%±22.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 7%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and Gray 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 | #7 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 21 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.5 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.