Compare towns
Berwick vs Waterboro vs Berwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering BerwickSomersworth, NH
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berwick has the most renters (27% rent).
Waterboro has the most affordable homes ($297k median).
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 | Waterboro | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,998Lowest |
8,055 |
8,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1% ME: +2.6% |
+3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.6Highest 5% below ME |
42±3.1 6% below ME |
40.7±2.9Lowest 9% below ME |
| Berwick and Waterboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±12.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±8.1 ME: 22.4% |
14.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Berwick 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Waterboro 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 9% above ME |
$89,392±$16k 20% above ME |
$94,771±$24kHighest 27% above ME |
| Berwick and Waterboro 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 |
$297,000±$23kLowest about the ME average |
$369,100±$19kHighest 24% above ME |
| Berwick and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,041±$901Lowest 9% below ME |
$1,200±$461 5% above ME |
$1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
| Berwick and Waterboro 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 |
$2,772Lowest 9% below ME |
$4,436Highest 46% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±45.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.2%±12.5 ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Berwick and Waterboro 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% |
6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 37% above ME |
35 minHighest 42% above ME |
30 minLowest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.7%±7.8 ME: 15.9% |
10%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick 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 | #80 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 57/MSAD 57 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | — | Massabesic High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.5 |
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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.