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Berwick vs Mapleton vs Warner vs Trenton

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 most renters (27% rent).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Warner has the most people working from home (16.6%).
Trenton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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.

MeasureBerwickMapletonWarnerTrenton
People
Population
1,998
1,884
2,959Highest
1,599Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
-3.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
+7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.6±3.6
10% above U.S.
41.8±6Lowest
7% above U.S.
43.7±4Highest
12% above U.S.
43.5±7.7
12% above U.S.
Warner and Trenton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.5%±12.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
22.2%±5.1
U.S.: 22%
17.3%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.1%±4.5
U.S.: 22%
Berwick and Mapleton 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%
18.3%±3.1
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±3.5
U.S.: 17.2%
25.5%±4.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Trenton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
34.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±1.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5%±2.9
U.S.: 6.4%
5.3%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.2%±2.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Warner and Trenton 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
$91,731±$25k
14% above U.S.
$94,022±$18kHighest
16% above U.S.
$60,455±$13kLowest
25% below U.S.
Warner and Mapleton 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
$191,800±$23kLowest
42% below U.S.
$353,100±$22k
6% above U.S.
$357,400±$36kHighest
7% above U.S.
Trenton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,041±$901
26% below U.S.
$610±$277Lowest
57% below U.S.
$1,219±$123Highest
14% below U.S.
$1,102±$241
22% below U.S.
Warner and Trenton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,806
22% above U.S.
$1,789Lowest
43% below U.S.
$7,650Highest
145% above U.S.
$2,310
26% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40.9%±45.2
U.S.: 51.1%
16.7%±10.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.7%±21.3
U.S.: 51.1%
50.3%±20.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Trenton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
18.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
73%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
74.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
77.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1969Lowest
11 yrs older than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
28% above U.S.
28 minLowest
5% above U.S.
32 min
20% above U.S.
29 min
9% above U.S.
Work from home
13.7%±7.8
U.S.: 15.1%
10.8%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.6%±4.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.3%±4.9
U.S.: 15.1%
Warner 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 — — —
School district — RSU 79/MSAD 01 Kearsarge Regional School District Trenton Public Schools
High school in town — None in town None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet None yet

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.