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Gray vs Warner vs North Berwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gray has the shortest commute (29 min average).
Warner has the most people working from home (16.6%).
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 | Warner | North Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,429Highest |
2,959Lowest |
5,129 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±4.5 12% above U.S. |
43.7±4Highest 12% above U.S. |
41.6±4.7Lowest 7% above U.S. |
| Warner and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| North Berwick and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.9%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| North Berwick and Warner 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
29%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,236±$8k 18% above U.S. |
$94,022±$18kLowest 16% above U.S. |
$101,875±$16kHighest 26% above U.S. |
| North Berwick and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,700±$20k 9% above U.S. |
$353,100±$22kLowest 6% above U.S. |
$428,500±$33kHighest 29% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,371±$89Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,219±$123 14% below U.S. |
$1,105±$116Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Gray and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
$3,735 20% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
66.2%±28.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| North Berwick and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 8% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
31 min 18% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Warner 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 | #10 of 133 in ME | — | #82 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Kearsarge Regional School District | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town | 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 |
U.S. 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.