Compare towns
Gray vs North Berwick 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
Gray has the shortest commute (29 min average).
North Berwick has the most renters (27.2% rent).
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 | Gray | North Berwick | North Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
1,702Lowest |
5,129 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.6% ME: +2.6% |
+8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
40.1±8.2Lowest 10% below ME |
41.6±4.7 7% below ME |
| Gray and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±6.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| North Berwick and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
17.9%±7.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.9%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| North Berwick and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
6.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| North Berwick and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8kLowest 27% above ME |
$98,317±$69k 32% above ME |
$101,875±$16kHighest 36% above ME |
| North Berwick and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$346,900±$86kLowest 17% above ME |
$428,500±$33kHighest 44% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,088±$247Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,105±$116 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683 21% above ME |
$3,164Lowest 4% above ME |
$3,735Highest 23% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24Lowest ME: 48.4% |
64.8%±35.7 ME: 48.4% |
66.2%±28.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| North Berwick and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.2% ME: 10.7% |
4.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
72.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 16% above ME |
36 minHighest 46% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±7.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| North Berwick and Gray 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | #82 of 133 in ME | #82 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — | Noble High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5Highest |
— | 12.0Lowest |
| 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.