Compare towns
Berwick vs Pownal vs Mapleton
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).
Pownal has the most people working from home (23.9%).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
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 | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,998Highest |
1,696Lowest |
1,884 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1% ME: +2.6% |
+6.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.6 5% below ME |
47.2±8.4Highest 5% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% 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%±12.5 ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Lowest 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% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Pownal and Mapleton 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% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Pownal 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 |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
| Pownal 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 9% above ME |
$436,800±$32kHighest 47% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,041±$901Highest 9% below ME |
$981±$636 14% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
| Berwick and Pownal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,806 25% above ME |
$5,212Highest 72% above ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±45.2 ME: 48.4% |
78.9%±22.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.5% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1971 6 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
30 min 22% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.7%±7.8 ME: 15.9% |
23.9%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest 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 | — | — |
| School district | — | RSU 05 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.