Compare towns
Berwick vs Freeport vs Standish 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
Freeport has the most expensive homes ($508k median).
Standish has the most affordable homes ($336k median).
New Gloucester has the most kids (24.2% under 18).
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 | Standish | New Gloucester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 8,175 |
8,802 |
10,662Highest |
5,766Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7% ME: +2.6% |
+10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7% ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.9 9% below ME |
48.8±4.3Highest 9% above ME |
40.5±2.8 10% below ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester 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% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35% ME: 36.2% |
59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36% ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $94,771±$24kLowest 27% above ME |
$107,326±$19k 44% above ME |
$104,593±$15k 40% above ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Freeport 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 |
$336,000±$18kLowest 13% above ME |
$357,100±$29k 20% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
$1,439±$123 26% above ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,150±$249 about the ME average |
| 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 |
$3,005Lowest about the ME average |
$3,417 13% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±46 ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3 ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest 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% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4% ME: 74.3% |
77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 20% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.2%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5 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 | #18 of 133 in ME | #65 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 05 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 |
| High school in town | None in town | Freeport High School | Bonny Eagle High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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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.