Compare towns
Berwick vs Mount Desert vs Newburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).
Mount Desert has the most expensive homes ($522k median).
Newburgh has the most affordable homes ($245k 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 | Mount Desert | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,175Highest |
1,671 |
1,475Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.5% ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.9Lowest 9% below ME |
54.9±8.2Highest 23% above ME |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
| Mount Desert and Newburgh 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% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick and Newburgh 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% |
29.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35% ME: 36.2% |
64.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Mount Desert 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 |
$92,813±$9k 24% above ME |
$76,750±$10kLowest about the ME average |
| Berwick and Mount Desert 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 |
$522,100±$66kHighest 76% above ME |
$244,600±$20kLowest 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
$1,341±$89 18% above ME |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
| Berwick and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,436Highest 46% above ME |
$3,512 16% above ME |
$2,748Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±46Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.9%±31.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Berwick and Newburgh 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% |
7.4% ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.8% ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 20% above ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.1%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and Mount Desert 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 | Mount Desert Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.