Compare towns
Berwick vs Freeport vs Berwick vs Standish
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 kids (22.7% under 18).
Freeport has the most expensive homes ($508k median).
Berwick has the most renters (27% rent).
Standish has the most homeowners (91.2%).
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 | Freeport | Berwick | Standish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,175 |
8,802 |
1,998Lowest |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7% ME: +2.6% |
+10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.1% ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.9 9% below ME |
48.8±4.3Highest 9% above ME |
42.6±3.6 5% below ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Freeport and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±12.5 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| 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 ME: 22.4% |
26.7%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.9%±8.1 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35.4% ME: 36.2% |
36% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $94,771±$24k 27% above ME |
$107,326±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$81,406±$39kLowest 9% above ME |
$104,593±$15k 40% above ME |
| Freeport and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $369,100±$19k 24% above ME |
$508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$323,300±$36kLowest 9% above ME |
$336,000±$18k 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
$1,439±$123 26% above ME |
$1,041±$901 9% below ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
| Berwick and Freeport 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 |
$5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$3,806 25% above ME |
$3,005Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±46 ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.9%±45.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Standish 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% |
8.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4% ME: 74.3% |
77.6% ME: 74.3% |
73%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 20% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.2%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.7%±7.8 ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Freeport 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 | #4 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 05 | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | None in town | Freeport High School | — | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2Lowest |
— | 12.5Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.