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Berwick vs Stoddard vs Dummer
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berwick has the most people working from home (20.2%).
Stoddard has the highest household income ($95k).
Dummer has the most affordable homes ($242k 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 | Stoddard | Dummer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,175Highest |
1,072 |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 40.7±2.9Lowest 5% above U.S. |
53±4 36% above U.S. |
53.6±6.4Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Dummer and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Berwick and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±4.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Stoddard and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
16.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Berwick and Stoddard 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 17% above U.S. |
$94,904±$11kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$91,250±$21kLowest 13% above U.S. |
| Stoddard 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±$19kHighest 11% above U.S. |
$330,300±$20k about the U.S. average |
$242,200±$51kLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Berwick and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$430Highest about the U.S. average |
$895±$751Lowest 37% below U.S. |
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| Berwick and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,436Highest 42% above U.S. |
$4,316 38% above U.S. |
$2,898Lowest 7% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±46 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.6%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Stoddard 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 12% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 20.2%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.5%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Berwick and Stoddard 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 | — | — |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | Stoddard School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.