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Berwick vs Standish vs Steep Falls
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).
Standish has the highest household income ($105k).
Steep Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
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 | Standish | Steep Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,998 |
10,662Highest |
1,861Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1% ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.6 5% below ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
44.1±6.5Highest about the ME average |
| Steep Falls 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% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±9.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Steep Falls 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% |
15.2%±2.3 ME: 22.4% |
9.7%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Berwick and Standish 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% |
36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±3.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,406±$39k 9% above ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$80,280±$33kLowest 7% above ME |
| Standish 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±$36k 9% above ME |
$336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
$243,400±$31kLowest 18% below ME |
| Standish and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,041±$901 9% below ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,516±$1kHighest 33% above ME |
| Steep Falls 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 |
$3,005Lowest about the ME average |
$3,273 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±45.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3 ME: 48.4% |
66.4%±36.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Steep Falls and Standish 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% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1970 7 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
31 min 25% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.7%±7.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
4%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and Standish 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 | #18 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | — |
| High school in town | — | Bonny Eagle High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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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.