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New Ipswich vs Berwick vs Greenville
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 Ipswich has the highest household income ($111k).
Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
Greenville has the most affordable homes ($106k 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 | New Ipswich | Berwick | Greenville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,310Highest |
1,998Lowest |
2,084 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36.9±2.4Lowest 5% below U.S. |
42.6±3.6 10% above U.S. |
45.7±5.2Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Greenville and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 29.9%±5.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±12.5 U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| New Ipswich and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.3%±3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.9%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.6%±6.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Greenville and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
35.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
14.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Greenville and New Ipswich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,507±$9kHighest 37% above U.S. |
$81,406±$39k about the U.S. average |
$71,875±$31kLowest 11% below U.S. |
| New Ipswich and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $392,400±$31kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$323,300±$36k about the U.S. average |
$106,000±$23kLowest 68% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $882±$469Lowest 38% below U.S. |
$1,041±$901 26% below U.S. |
$1,110±$91Highest 21% below U.S. |
| Greenville and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,647Highest 81% above U.S. |
$3,806 22% above U.S. |
$1,577Lowest 49% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.7%±41.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
40.9%±45.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
79%±27.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Greenville and New Ipswich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
13.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
76.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 23% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
32 minLowest 21% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.7%±7.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.8%±6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Greenville and 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 120 in NH | #101 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Mascenic Regional School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Mascenic Regional High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
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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.