Compare towns
Berwick vs New Gloucester vs Durham
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).
New Gloucester has the most expensive homes ($357k median).
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | New Gloucester | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,998Lowest |
5,766Highest |
4,262 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1% ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.6Highest 5% below ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
42.6±5.9Highest 5% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±12.5 ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.7%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±8.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
16.6%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Berwick and Durham 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% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Durham and New Gloucester 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 |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$99,181±$5k 33% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Durham 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 |
$357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$322,200±$34kLowest 9% above ME |
| New Gloucester 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 |
$1,150±$249Highest about the ME average |
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| New Gloucester and Berwick 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 |
$3,417Lowest 13% above ME |
$3,781 25% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±45.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
25%±40.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Berwick and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.9% ME: 74.3% |
95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.7%±7.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Durham and New Gloucester 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 | #65 of 133 in ME | #14 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 05 |
| 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.