Compare towns
Berwick vs Pownal vs Berwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering BerwickSomersworth, NH
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berwick has the most renters (27% rent).
Pownal has the most expensive homes ($437k median).
Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).
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 | Pownal | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,998 |
1,696Lowest |
8,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.2% ME: +2.6% |
+9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.6 5% below ME |
47.2±8.4Highest 5% above ME |
40.7±2.9Lowest 9% below ME |
| Pownal and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±12.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Pownal and Berwick 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% |
23.5%±2.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Pownal 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% ME: 36.2% |
49%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Pownal 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 |
$104,333±$14kHighest 40% above ME |
$94,771±$24k 27% above ME |
| Pownal and 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 |
$436,800±$32kHighest 47% above ME |
$369,100±$19k 24% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,041±$901 9% below ME |
$981±$636Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
| Berwick and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,806Lowest 25% above ME |
$5,212Highest 72% above ME |
$4,436 46% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±45.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
78.9%±22.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46 ME: 48.4% |
| Pownal 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% |
5.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1971 6 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
30 min 22% above ME |
30 minLowest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.7%±7.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
23.9%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Pownal 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 | — | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 05 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.