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Boothbay vs North Berwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Boothbay has the shortest commute (13 min average).
North Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
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 | Boothbay | North Berwick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,102Lowest |
5,129Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.8±3.9Highest 27% above ME |
41.6±4.7Lowest 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 35.4%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.9%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Boothbay and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,320±$17kLowest 19% below ME |
$101,875±$16kHighest 36% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,100±$43kLowest 15% above ME |
$428,500±$33kHighest 44% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,147±$121Highest about the ME average |
$1,105±$116Lowest about the ME average |
| Boothbay and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,202Lowest 27% below ME |
$3,735Highest 23% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±31Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.2%±28.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| North Berwick and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 13 minLowest 46% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #82 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | — | Noble High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.0 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.