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Berwick vs Eliot vs Rochester vs Berwick
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 people working from home (20.2%).
Eliot has the most expensive homes ($499k median).
Rochester has the most affordable homes ($279k median).
Berwick has the oldest housing (typical home built 1969).
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 | Eliot | Rochester | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,175 |
7,146 |
33,144Highest |
1,998Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.9Lowest 5% above U.S. |
50.8±5.9Highest 31% above U.S. |
43±1.8 11% above U.S. |
42.6±3.6 10% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±1.7 U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±12.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Berwick 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% |
27.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.9%±8.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35% U.S.: 35.7% |
43.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
27.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Rochester 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. |
$101,522±$10kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$80,836±$3kLowest about the U.S. average |
$81,406±$39k about the U.S. average |
| Eliot 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±$19k 11% above U.S. |
$498,900±$62kHighest 50% above U.S. |
$279,100±$10kLowest 16% below U.S. |
$323,300±$36k about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$430 about the U.S. average |
$1,948±$471Highest 38% above U.S. |
$1,369±$72 3% below U.S. |
$1,041±$901Lowest 26% below U.S. |
| Eliot and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,436 42% above U.S. |
$4,549 46% above U.S. |
$5,334Highest 71% above U.S. |
$3,806Lowest 22% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±46 U.S.: 51.1% |
55.1%±20.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.3%±7 U.S.: 51.1% |
40.9%±45.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Eliot 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
66%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
73% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 12% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 20.2%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.8%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.7%±7.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Berwick and Eliot 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 | #19 of 133 in ME | #98 of 120 in NH | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Rochester School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Spaulding High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.2 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.