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Berwick vs Tremont vs Windsor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Berwick has the most renters (27% rent).
Tremont has the most people working from home (20.9%).
Windsor has the most homeowners (96.5%).

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.

MeasureBerwickTremontWindsor
People
Population
1,998Highest
1,508
254Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-1.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
42.6±3.6
10% above U.S.
45.6±8.5Highest
17% above U.S.
40.2±18.8Lowest
3% above U.S.
Tremont 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
U.S.: 22%
20.2%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
25.2%±14.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
Windsor 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
U.S.: 17.2%
21.4%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
15.7%±8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Tremont 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
44.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
12.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±1.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±4.2
U.S.: 6.4%
Tremont and Windsor 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
about the U.S. average
$88,803±$8k
10% above U.S.
$103,750±$40kHighest
29% above U.S.
Windsor and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$323,300±$36kLowest
about the U.S. average
$407,000±$32kHighest
22% above U.S.
$337,500±$40k
about the U.S. average
Tremont and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,041±$901Lowest
26% below U.S.
$1,217±$406Highest
14% below U.S.
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Tremont and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,806Highest
22% above U.S.
$2,822Lowest
10% below U.S.
$3,381
8% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40.9%±45.2
U.S.: 51.1%
32.1%±21.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
66.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor 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
U.S.: 12.5%
6.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
10.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
73%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
76.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
96.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1969Lowest
11 yrs older than U.S.
1986Highest
6 yrs newer than U.S.
1983
3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
28% above U.S.
24 minLowest
11% below U.S.
32 min
22% above U.S.
Work from home
13.7%±7.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
20.9%±6.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
15%±16.5
U.S.: 15.1%
Tremont and Windsor 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 — Tremont Public Schools —
High school in town — None in town —
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U.S. 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.