Compare towns
Cornish vs Freeport 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
Cornish has the most affordable homes ($274k median).
Freeport has the most people working from home (21.2%).
North Berwick has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
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 | Cornish | Freeport | North Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803 |
8,802Highest |
1,702Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
48.8±4.3Highest 9% above ME |
40.1±8.2 10% below ME |
| Freeport and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±6.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| North Berwick and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.7%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.9%±7.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Freeport and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
6.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| North Berwick and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$107,326±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$98,317±$69k 32% above ME |
| Freeport and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
$508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$346,900±$86k 17% above ME |
| Freeport and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
$1,088±$247Lowest 4% below ME |
| Freeport and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$3,164 4% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9 ME: 48.4% |
64.8%±35.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| North Berwick and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% ME: 10.7% |
8.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.6% ME: 74.3% |
72.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
36 minHighest 46% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±7.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Freeport and North 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 | — | #4 of 133 in ME | #82 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 05 | — |
| High school in town | — | Freeport High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2 |
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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.