Compare towns
Berwick vs New Gloucester vs Vinalhaven
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 people working from home (20.2%).
New Gloucester has the highest household income ($109k).
Vinalhaven has the oldest population (median age 65.1).
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 | New Gloucester | Vinalhaven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,175Highest |
5,766 |
1,216Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7% ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.9 9% below ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
65.1±3.9Highest 45% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.2%±3.3Lowest 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% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
50.4%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35% ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
45.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Berwick and Vinalhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,771±$24k 27% above ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$72,963±$11kLowest about the ME average |
| New Gloucester and Berwick 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 |
$357,100±$29kLowest 20% above ME |
$428,400±$44kHighest 44% above ME |
| Vinalhaven and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
$1,150±$249 about the ME average |
$1,017±$924Lowest 11% below ME |
| Berwick and New Gloucester 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 |
$3,417Lowest 13% above ME |
$3,598 19% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±46 ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.6%±41.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Vinalhaven and Berwick 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% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 20% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and Vinalhaven 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 | #65 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | — |
| 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.