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Berwick vs Winthrop vs Gray
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%).
Winthrop has the most affordable homes ($295k median).
Gray has the most renters (17.6% 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 | Winthrop | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,175 |
6,191Lowest |
8,429Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.9Lowest 9% below ME |
43.6±5.3Highest about the ME average |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
| Winthrop and Gray 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% |
22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Winthrop 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% |
23.4%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
| Winthrop and Gray 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% |
40% ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray 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±$24k 27% above ME |
$86,470±$4kLowest 16% above ME |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
| Gray 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 24% above ME |
$294,800±$41kLowest about the ME average |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
| Berwick and Gray 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 |
$892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
| Berwick and Gray 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 |
$3,506Lowest 15% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.6%±46Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2% ME: 10.7% |
12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4% ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 20% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.2%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Winthrop 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 | #12 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | Winthrop Public Schools | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | None in town | Winthrop High School | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7Lowest |
12.5Highest |
| 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.