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Berwick vs Waterboro 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).
Waterboro has the most affordable homes ($297k median).
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 | Waterboro | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,175Highest |
8,055 |
1,998Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.9Lowest 9% below ME |
42±3.1 6% below ME |
42.6±3.6Highest 5% below ME |
| Berwick and Waterboro 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% |
22.5%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±12.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick and Waterboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
16.9%±8.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Berwick 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% ME: 36.2% |
24.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Waterboro 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 |
$89,392±$16k 20% above ME |
$81,406±$39kLowest 9% above ME |
| Berwick and Waterboro 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 |
$297,000±$23kLowest about the ME average |
$323,300±$36k 9% above ME |
| Berwick and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
$1,200±$461 5% above ME |
$1,041±$901Lowest 9% below ME |
| Berwick and Waterboro 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 |
$2,772Lowest 9% below ME |
$3,806 25% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±46Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.2%±12.5 ME: 48.4% |
40.9%±45.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Berwick and Waterboro 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4% ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 20% above ME |
35 minHighest 42% above ME |
34 min 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
10%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.7%±7.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick 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 | #80 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 57/MSAD 57 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Massabesic High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.5 |
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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.