Compare towns
Berwick vs Bangor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).
Bangor has the most renters (52.8% rent).
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 | Bangor |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,175Lowest |
31,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.9Lowest 9% below ME |
41±1.3Highest 8% below ME |
| Bangor and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bangor 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $94,771±$24kHighest 27% above ME |
$59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $369,100±$19kHighest 24% above ME |
$219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
$1,055±$43Lowest 7% below ME |
| Berwick and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,436Highest 46% above ME |
$3,076Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±46Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bangor and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 20% above ME |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and Bangor 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 | #37 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bangor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.3 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet |
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.