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Berwick vs Cornish vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berwick has the most renters (12.6% rent).
Cornish has the oldest population (median age 54).
Windham has the highest household income ($190k).
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 | Cornish | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,175 |
1,816Lowest |
16,038Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.9Lowest 5% above U.S. |
54±8.3Highest 39% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9 6% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
14.4%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.3%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,771±$24k 17% above U.S. |
$91,821±$2kLowest 14% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $369,100±$19k 11% above U.S. |
$296,000±$69kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$430 about the U.S. average |
$1,221±$227Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,436Lowest 42% above U.S. |
$5,796 86% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±46 U.S.: 51.1% |
40.5%±38.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980Lowest same as U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 12% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 20.2%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
12%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham 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 | — | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | Cornish School District | Windham School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.8 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.