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New Gloucester vs Webster vs 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
New Gloucester has the highest household income ($109k).
Webster has the most renters (40.2% rent).
Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.7%).
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 | New Gloucester | Webster | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,766Lowest |
17,748Highest |
8,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.5 3% above U.S. |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
40.7±2.9Highest 5% above U.S. |
| Berwick and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.7%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
| New Gloucester and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.2%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Webster and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
35%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Webster and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,797±$12kHighest 35% above U.S. |
$72,895±$6kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$94,771±$24k 17% above U.S. |
| New Gloucester and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,100±$29kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$361,500±$12k 9% above U.S. |
$369,100±$19kHighest 11% above U.S. |
| Berwick and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$249Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$1,228±$81 13% below U.S. |
$1,452±$430Highest about the U.S. average |
| Berwick and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,417Lowest 10% above U.S. |
$3,999 28% above U.S. |
$4,436Highest 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±12Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±6.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
50.6%±46Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Berwick and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1989 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
30 min 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.2%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Berwick and New Gloucester 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 | #65 of 133 in ME | #271 of 282 in MA | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | Webster | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bartlett High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.