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Berwick vs Wells vs Tremont
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 affordable homes ($323k median).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+18%).
Tremont has the most people working from home (20.9%).
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 | Wells | Tremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,998 |
11,713Highest |
1,508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1% ME: +2.6% |
+18%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.6Lowest 5% below ME |
53.6±3.8Highest 20% above ME |
45.6±8.5 about the ME average |
| Wells and Tremont 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% |
18%±3.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick and Tremont 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% |
31%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.3% ME: 36.2% |
44.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Wells and Tremont 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 |
$88,024±$11k 18% above ME |
$88,803±$8kHighest 19% above ME |
| Tremont and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $323,300±$36kLowest 9% above ME |
$485,300±$23kHighest 64% above ME |
$407,000±$32k 37% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,041±$901Lowest 9% below ME |
$1,350±$297Highest 19% above ME |
$1,217±$406 7% above ME |
| Wells and Tremont 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 |
$3,215 6% above ME |
$2,822Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±45.2 ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.1%±21.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Wells 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% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
28 min 12% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 13.7%±7.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Tremont and Wells 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 | #22 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Wells-Ogunquit CSD | Tremont Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Wells High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.