Compare towns
Berwick vs Limestone
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 expensive homes ($369k median).
Limestone has the most affordable homes ($98k 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 | Limestone |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,175Highest |
1,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.9Lowest 9% below ME |
45.3±4.9Highest about the ME average |
| Limestone 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% |
20.7%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick and Limestone 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% |
21.7%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Limestone 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Limestone 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±$24kHighest 27% above ME |
$49,938±$8kLowest 33% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $369,100±$19kHighest 24% above ME |
$98,400±$18kLowest 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
$754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,436Highest 46% above ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±46Highest ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Berwick and Limestone 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% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 20% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and Limestone 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 | — |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.