Compare towns
Berwick vs Hermon vs North Windham
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 kids (22.5% under 18).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.3%).
North Windham has the most people working from home (20.9%).
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 | Hermon | North Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,998Lowest |
6,727Highest |
5,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.6Highest 5% below ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
42±3 6% below ME |
| Berwick and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±12.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick and Hermon 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% |
20.4%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Hermon and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and North Windham 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 |
$96,629±$22kHighest 29% above ME |
$88,522±$8k 18% above ME |
| Hermon and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $323,300±$36kLowest 9% above ME |
$333,600±$32k 12% above ME |
$342,800±$29kHighest 16% above ME |
| North Windham and Hermon 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 |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$1,248±$604 10% above ME |
| Hermon and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,806Highest 25% above ME |
$2,761Lowest 9% below ME |
$3,546 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±45.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Berwick and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
75.2% ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.7%±7.8 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| North Windham 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 | #54 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Hermon Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | Hermon High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.6 |
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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.