What stands out worked out from the figures below

Berwick has the most affordable homes ($369k median).

Cumberland has the highest household income ($174k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Berwick	Cumberland
People
Population	8,175Lowest	8,647Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+9.7%Lowest ME: +2.6%	+17.5%Highest ME: +2.6%
Median age	40.7±2.9Lowest 9% below ME	41.9±4Highest 6% below ME
	Cumberland and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22.7%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1%	25.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1%
	Cumberland and Berwick 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%	19.8%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4%
	Cumberland 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%	72.5%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8%	3.9%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8%
	Cumberland 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±$24kLowest 27% above ME	$173,894±$20kHighest 133% above ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$369,100±$19kLowest 24% above ME	$616,800±$42kHighest 108% above ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,452±$430Lowest 27% above ME	$2,143±$759Highest 88% above ME
	Cumberland and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,436Lowest 46% above ME	$7,116Highest 134% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	50.6%±46Highest ME: 48.4%	47.1%±31.3Lowest ME: 48.4%
	Berwick and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.2%Highest ME: 10.7%	3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	87.4%Lowest ME: 74.3%	90.9%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME	1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 20% above ME	24 minLowest about the ME average
Work from home	20.2%±7.6Lowest ME: 15.9%	25.3%±7Highest ME: 15.9%
	Cumberland 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	#25 of 133 in ME
School district	RSU 60/MSAD 60	RSU 51/MSAD 51
High school in town	None in town	Greely High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	9.5
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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.