Compare towns
Berwick vs New Gloucester vs York
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 homeowners (87.4%).
New Gloucester has the most kids (24.2% under 18).
York has the most expensive homes ($636k 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 | New Gloucester | York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,175 |
5,766Lowest |
13,986Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.9 9% below ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
49.5±5.2Highest 10% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.1%±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% |
27.9%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35% ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
53.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Berwick and New Gloucester 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 |
$108,797±$12k 46% above ME |
$121,250±$25kHighest 62% above ME |
| York and New Gloucester 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 |
$636,400±$30kHighest 115% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$430 27% above ME |
$1,150±$249Lowest about the ME average |
$1,490±$336Highest 31% above ME |
| York and Berwick 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 |
$3,417Lowest 13% above ME |
$4,658Highest 53% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±46 ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.5%±10.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| York 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% |
5.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.9% ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 20% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.2%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| York 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 | #65 of 133 in ME | #13 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | York Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | York High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.6 |
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| 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.