Compare towns
Berwick vs New Gloucester vs North 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).
New Gloucester has the shortest commute (27 min average).
North Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
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 | North Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,998Lowest |
5,766Highest |
5,129 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1% ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.6Highest 5% below ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
41.6±4.7 7% below ME |
| Berwick and North 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% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.2%±5.1Lowest 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%±8.1 ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.9%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| North Berwick and Berwick 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% ME: 36.2% |
29%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| North Berwick 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 |
$101,875±$16k 36% above ME |
| New Gloucester and North Berwick 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 |
$357,100±$29k 20% above ME |
$428,500±$33kHighest 44% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,041±$901Lowest 9% below ME |
$1,150±$249Highest about the ME average |
$1,105±$116 about the ME average |
| New Gloucester and North 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 |
$3,735 23% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±45.2 ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.2%±28.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| North Berwick and Berwick 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.9% ME: 74.3% |
88.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.7%±7.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
15%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| North Berwick 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 | #82 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Noble High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.0 |
| 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.