Compare towns
Cornish vs Limerick 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 shortest commute (31 min average).
Limerick has the most people working from home (15.2%).
North Berwick has the most expensive homes ($347k 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 | Cornish | Limerick | North Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803 |
3,400Highest |
1,702Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
40.4±9.2Highest 10% below ME |
40.1±8.2 10% below ME |
| Limerick 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% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±6.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| North Berwick and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.9%±7.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| North Berwick and Cornish 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% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| North Berwick and Cornish 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 |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$98,317±$69k 32% above ME |
| Limerick 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±$84k 8% below ME |
$269,400±$29kLowest 9% below ME |
$346,900±$86kHighest 17% above ME |
| North Berwick and Cornish 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 |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,088±$247Lowest 4% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$2,520 17% below ME |
$3,164Highest 4% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
64.8%±35.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| North Berwick and Cornish 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% |
6.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 27% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
36 min 46% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±7.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick 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 | — | — | #82 of 133 in ME |
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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.