Compare towns
Berwick vs Standish vs Winthrop vs 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).
Standish has the highest household income ($105k).
Winthrop has the most people working from home (23.1%).
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 | Standish | Winthrop | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,998Lowest |
10,662Highest |
6,191 |
8,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1% ME: +2.6% |
+3.7% ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.6 5% below ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
43.6±5.3Highest about the ME average |
40.7±2.9 9% below ME |
| Winthrop 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%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Winthrop 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% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.4%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Winthrop 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% |
36% ME: 36.2% |
40%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35%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%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,406±$39kLowest 9% above ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$86,470±$4k 16% above ME |
$94,771±$24k 27% 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±$18k 13% above ME |
$294,800±$41kLowest about the ME average |
$369,100±$19kHighest 24% above ME |
| Berwick and Standish 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±$453 14% below ME |
$892±$319Lowest 22% 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 | $3,806 25% above ME |
$3,005Lowest about the ME average |
$3,506 15% above ME |
$4,436Highest 46% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±45.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4 ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46 ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Winthrop 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% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2% ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 37% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
30 min 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.7%±7.8 ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Winthrop 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 | #18 of 133 in ME | #12 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | Winthrop Public Schools | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | — | Bonny Eagle High School | Winthrop High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Highest |
11.7Lowest |
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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.