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Berwick vs Warner vs Berwick

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 affordable homes ($323k median).
Warner has the oldest population (median age 43.7).
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.

MeasureBerwickWarnerBerwick
People
Population
1,998Lowest
2,959
8,175Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+9.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.6±3.6
10% above U.S.
43.7±4Highest
12% above U.S.
40.7±2.9Lowest
5% above U.S.
Warner 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%
17.3%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22.7%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
Berwick 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
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.2%±4.1
U.S.: 17.2%
Warner 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%
42.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
35%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±1.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.3%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
Warner 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±$39kLowest
about the U.S. average
$94,022±$18k
16% above U.S.
$94,771±$24kHighest
17% above U.S.
Berwick and Warner 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
$353,100±$22k
6% above U.S.
$369,100±$19kHighest
11% above U.S.
Berwick and Warner 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.
$1,219±$123
14% below U.S.
$1,452±$430Highest
about the U.S. average
Berwick and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,806Lowest
22% above U.S.
$7,650Highest
145% above U.S.
$4,436
42% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40.9%±45.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.7%±21.3
U.S.: 51.1%
50.6%±46Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Berwick and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
73%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
74.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
87.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1969Lowest
11 yrs older than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1989Highest
9 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
28% above U.S.
32 min
20% above U.S.
30 minLowest
12% above U.S.
Work from home
13.7%±7.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.6%±4.8
U.S.: 15.1%
20.2%±7.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Berwick and Warner 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 — #101 of 133 in ME
School district — Kearsarge Regional School District RSU 60/MSAD 60
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet None yet None yet

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.