Compare towns
Berwick vs Brunswick vs New Gloucester
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 people working from home (20.2%).
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
New Gloucester has the highest household income ($109k).
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 | Brunswick | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,175 |
17,652Highest |
5,766Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7% ME: +2.6% |
+12.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.9Highest 9% below ME |
37.9±2.2Lowest 15% below ME |
40.1±5.5 10% below ME |
| Berwick and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
23%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Brunswick 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% ME: 36.2% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
15.4%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,771±$24k 27% above ME |
$70,722±$5kLowest 5% below ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $369,100±$19kHighest 24% above ME |
$363,200±$18k 22% above ME |
$357,100±$29kLowest 20% above ME |
| Berwick and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$430 27% above ME |
$1,465±$100Highest 29% above ME |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
| Brunswick and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,436 46% above ME |
$4,477Highest 47% above ME |
$3,417Lowest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±46 ME: 48.4% |
58.8%±9.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brunswick 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% |
8.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 20% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
18%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and Brunswick 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 | #30 of 133 in ME | #65 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.