Compare towns
Berwick vs Greene vs Limerick vs Berwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berwick has the most renters (27% rent).
Greene has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Berwick has the most people working from home (20.2%).
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 | Greene | Limerick | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,998Lowest |
4,417 |
3,400 |
8,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1% ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.6Highest 5% below ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
40.7±2.9 9% below ME |
| Berwick 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% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±8.1 ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Berwick and Limerick 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% |
22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
35% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Greene 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±$39kLowest 9% above ME |
$98,093±$16k 31% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$94,771±$24k 27% above ME |
| Limerick and Greene 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 |
$270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
$269,400±$29kLowest 9% below ME |
$369,100±$19kHighest 24% above 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 |
$1,194±$224 5% above ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,452±$430 27% above ME |
| Limerick and Berwick 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 |
$2,965 about the ME average |
$2,520Lowest 17% below ME |
$4,436Highest 46% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±45.2 ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46 ME: 48.4% |
| Greene 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% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 37% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
30 min 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.7%±7.8 ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and Limerick 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 | #69 of 133 in ME | — | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | — | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.