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Berwick vs Conway vs Berwick

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Berwick has the oldest housing (typical home built 1969).
Conway has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).

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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.

MeasureBerwickConwayBerwick
People
Population
1,998Lowest
10,141Highest
8,175
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+9.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.6±3.6
10% above U.S.
55±4.1Highest
41% above U.S.
40.7±2.9Lowest
5% above U.S.
Kids under 18
22.5%±12.5
U.S.: 22%
12.4%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22.7%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
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
U.S.: 17.2%
35.1%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.2%±4.1
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
37.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
35%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±1.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5%±3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
Conway 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
about the U.S. average
$64,385±$8kLowest
20% below U.S.
$94,771±$24kHighest
17% above U.S.
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
about the U.S. average
$314,000±$43kLowest
6% below U.S.
$369,100±$19kHighest
11% above U.S.
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
26% below U.S.
$1,095±$141
23% below U.S.
$1,452±$430Highest
about the U.S. average
Berwick and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,806Lowest
22% above U.S.
$4,087
31% above U.S.
$4,436Highest
42% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40.9%±45.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
47.3%±13.9
U.S.: 51.1%
50.6%±46Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Berwick and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
73%
U.S.: 65.2%
71.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
87.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1969Lowest
11 yrs older than U.S.
1983
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1989Highest
9 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
28% above U.S.
21 minLowest
22% below U.S.
30 min
12% above U.S.
Work from home
13.7%±7.8
U.S.: 15.1%
13.4%±4.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
20.2%±7.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Berwick and Berwick 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 #76 of 120 in NH #101 of 133 in ME
School district — Conway School District RSU 60/MSAD 60
High school in town — Kennett High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.7
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U.S. 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.