Compare towns
Bath vs Berwick vs North Berwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).
North Berwick has the most expensive homes ($429k median).
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 | Bath | Berwick | North Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
8,175 |
5,129Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
40.7±2.9Lowest 9% below ME |
41.6±4.7 7% below ME |
| Bath and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.9%±5 ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35% ME: 36.2% |
29%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$94,771±$24k 27% above ME |
$101,875±$16kHighest 36% above ME |
| North Berwick and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 5% above ME |
$369,100±$19k 24% above ME |
$428,500±$33kHighest 44% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
$1,105±$116 about the ME average |
| Berwick and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847 27% above ME |
$4,436Highest 46% above ME |
$3,735Lowest 23% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.2%±28.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| North Berwick and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
88.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 20% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
15%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and Bath 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 | #31 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME | #82 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | Noble High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | 12.0Lowest |
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| 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.