Compare towns
Berwick vs Saco vs Sidney
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%).
Saco has the most renters (27.2% rent).
Sidney has the most affordable homes ($336k 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 | Saco | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,175 |
20,819Highest |
4,790Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.3% ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.9Lowest 9% below ME |
44.9±1.5Highest about the ME average |
43±5.5 4% below ME |
| Saco and Sidney 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% |
16.7%±2.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney 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%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Saco and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35% ME: 36.2% |
43.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
33.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Saco 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 |
$92,241±$11k 23% above ME |
$83,488±$10kLowest 12% above ME |
| Berwick and Saco 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 |
$413,100±$17kHighest 39% above ME |
$336,200±$34kLowest 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
$1,249±$385Lowest 10% above ME |
$1,340±$304 18% above ME |
| Berwick and Sidney 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 |
$4,807Highest 58% above ME |
$2,474Lowest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±46Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.3%±14 ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Berwick and Saco 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% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4% ME: 74.3% |
72.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 20% above ME |
24 minLowest 3% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.6 ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and Saco 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 | #38 of 133 in ME | #15 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | Saco Public Schools | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.