Compare towns
Berwick vs Winthrop vs North Windham
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 renters (27% rent).
Winthrop has the most homeowners (92.5%).
North Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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.
| Measure | Berwick | Winthrop | North Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,998Lowest |
6,191Highest |
5,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1% ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.6 5% below ME |
43.6±5.3Highest about the ME average |
42±3Lowest 6% below ME |
| Winthrop 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 ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Winthrop 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 ME: 22.4% |
23.4%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Winthrop and North Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
40%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| North Windham and Winthrop 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 |
$86,470±$4k 16% above ME |
$88,522±$8kHighest 18% above ME |
| North Windham and Winthrop 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 |
$294,800±$41kLowest about the ME average |
$342,800±$29kHighest 16% above ME |
| North Windham and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,041±$901 9% below ME |
$892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,248±$604Highest 10% above ME |
| North Windham 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 |
$3,506Lowest 15% above ME |
$3,546 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±45.2 ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.7%±14.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Winthrop 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% |
12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 37% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.7%±7.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Winthrop and North Windham 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 | #12 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Winthrop Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | Winthrop High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7 |
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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.