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Berwick vs Starks 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
Mapleton has the shortest commute (28 min average).
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 | Starks | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,998Highest |
556Lowest |
1,884 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.6 5% below ME |
46.7±9.4Highest 4% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
| Starks and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±12.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick and Mapleton 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% |
20.3%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Starks 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton 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±$39k 9% above ME |
$63,500±$8kLowest 15% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
| Mapleton 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±$36kHighest 9% above ME |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,041±$901 9% below ME |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
| Starks 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 |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±45.2 ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Starks 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% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
33 min 33% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.7%±7.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and Mapleton 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 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school 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.