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Guildhall vs Berwick vs Westfield

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).
Berwick has the most people working from home (20.2%).
Westfield has the most kids (27.1% under 18).

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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.

MeasureGuildhallBerwickWestfield
People
Population
371Lowest
8,175Highest
536
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+9.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.6±7.8
10% above U.S.
40.7±2.9Lowest
5% above U.S.
44±19.9Highest
13% above U.S.
Westfield and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.6%±7.5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22.7%±4.4
U.S.: 22%
27.1%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
Westfield and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.1%±5.5
U.S.: 17.2%
17.2%±4.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±11.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Westfield and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
33.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
35%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
27.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±1.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.2%±2.5
U.S.: 6.4%
Berwick and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$115,000±$46kHighest
42% above U.S.
$94,771±$24k
17% above U.S.
$72,500±$30kLowest
10% below U.S.
Guildhall and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$321,200±$62k
3% below U.S.
$369,100±$19kHighest
11% above U.S.
$301,400±$47kLowest
9% below U.S.
Berwick and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$850±$717Lowest
40% below U.S.
$1,452±$430Highest
about the U.S. average
$863±$187
39% below U.S.
Berwick and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,625Highest
48% above U.S.
$4,436
42% above U.S.
$4,388Lowest
41% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
75%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
50.6%±46Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
66.7%±71.3
U.S.: 51.1%
Guildhall and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
12.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
87.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1958Lowest
22 yrs older than U.S.
1989Highest
9 yrs newer than U.S.
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
5% below U.S.
30 min
12% above U.S.
30 minHighest
15% above U.S.
Work from home
2.3%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
20.2%±7.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.4%±6.5
U.S.: 15.1%
Berwick and Westfield 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 — #101 of 133 in ME —
School district — RSU 60/MSAD 60 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.