Compare towns
Berwick vs Pittston vs Chapman
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%).
Pittston has the most renters (19% rent).
Chapman has the most affordable homes ($186k 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 | Pittston | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,175Highest |
3,093 |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.7±2.9Lowest 9% below ME |
41.4±5.9 8% below ME |
45.7±11.4Highest about the ME average |
| Chapman and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Berwick 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% |
18.5%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and Pittston 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% |
26.7% ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Chapman 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 |
$86,614±$18kLowest 16% above ME |
$93,125±$17k 25% above ME |
| Berwick and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $369,100±$19kHighest 24% above ME |
$238,700±$66k 20% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
$1,080±$593Lowest 5% below ME |
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| Berwick and Pittston 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 |
$1,909 37% below ME |
$1,850Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±46 ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston 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% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4% ME: 74.3% |
81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 20% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #101 of 133 in ME | #123 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.