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Berwick vs Rockport vs Berwick
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%).
Rockport has the shortest commute (11 min average).
Berwick has the most renters (27% rent).
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 | Rockport | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,175Highest |
3,675 |
1,998Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.4% ME: +2.6% |
+4.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.9Lowest 9% below ME |
48.7±3.7Highest 9% above ME |
42.6±3.6 5% below ME |
| Rockport 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% |
20.9%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±12.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick 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% |
24.2%±4.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.9%±8.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Rockport 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Rockport 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 |
$86,979±$16k 16% above ME |
$81,406±$39kLowest 9% above ME |
| Berwick and Rockport 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 |
$469,000±$50kHighest 58% above ME |
$323,300±$36kLowest 9% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
$1,194±$667 5% above ME |
$1,041±$901Lowest 9% below ME |
| Berwick and Rockport 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 |
$5,764Highest 90% above ME |
$3,806Lowest 25% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±46 ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±42.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.9%±45.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Rockport 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% |
5.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.5% ME: 74.3% |
73%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 20% above ME |
11 minLowest 54% below ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.1%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
13.7%±7.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and Rockport 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 | #8 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | Five Town CSD · RSU 28/MSAD 28 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Camden Hills Regional H S | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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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.