Compare towns
Berwick vs Freeport vs Gray
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).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k median).
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 | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,175Lowest |
8,802Highest |
8,429 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7% ME: +2.6% |
+10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.9Lowest 9% below ME |
48.8±4.3Highest 9% above ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
| Freeport and Gray 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% |
19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick and Freeport 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% |
26.7%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
| Freeport and Gray 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% |
59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Freeport 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 |
$107,326±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
| Freeport and Gray 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 |
$363,700±$20kLowest 23% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
$1,439±$123 26% above ME |
$1,371±$89Lowest 20% above 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 |
$3,683Lowest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±46Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Gray 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% |
8.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 20% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.2%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest 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 | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 05 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | None in town | Freeport High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2Lowest |
12.5Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.