Compare towns
Berwick vs Berwick vs Brooks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering BerwickSomersworth, NH
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berwick has the most renters (27% rent).
Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).
Brooks has the most affordable homes ($197k 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 | Berwick | Berwick | Brooks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,998 |
8,175Highest |
1,208Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1% ME: +2.6% |
+9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.6 5% below ME |
40.7±2.9Lowest 9% below ME |
45.9±6.6Highest about the ME average |
| Brooks and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±12.5 ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±8.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Berwick and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,406±$39k 9% above ME |
$94,771±$24kHighest 27% above ME |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
| Berwick and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $323,300±$36k 9% above ME |
$369,100±$19kHighest 24% above ME |
$196,700±$33kLowest 34% below ME |
| Berwick and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,041±$901Lowest 9% below ME |
$1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
$1,116±$112 about the ME average |
| Berwick and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,806 25% above ME |
$4,436Highest 46% above ME |
$2,096Lowest 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±45.2 ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46Highest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Berwick and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3% ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
30 min 20% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 13.7%±7.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and Brooks 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 | #101 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| 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.