Compare towns
Berwick vs Cumberland 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
Cumberland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.5%).
New Gloucester has the most renters (17.1% 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 | Cumberland | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,175 |
8,647Highest |
5,766Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7% ME: +2.6% |
+17.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.9 9% below ME |
41.9±4Highest 6% below ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% 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% |
24.2%±5.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Cumberland and New Gloucester 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% |
19.8%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest 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% ME: 36.2% |
72.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest 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 |
$108,797±$12k 46% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $369,100±$19k 24% above ME |
$616,800±$42kHighest 108% above ME |
$357,100±$29kLowest 20% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$430 27% above ME |
$2,143±$759Highest 88% above ME |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
| Cumberland 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 |
$7,116Highest 134% above ME |
$3,417Lowest 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±46Highest ME: 48.4% |
47.1%±31.3 ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest 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% ME: 10.7% |
3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4% ME: 74.3% |
90.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 20% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.2%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
25.3%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Lowest 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 | #65 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 51/MSAD 51 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| High school in town | None in town | Greely High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5 |
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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.