Compare towns
North Berwick vs Gray vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering North BerwickNorth Berwick
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Berwick has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+18%).
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 | North Berwick | Gray | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,702Lowest |
8,429 |
11,713Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.6% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+18%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±8.2Lowest 10% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
53.6±3.8Highest 20% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±6.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
18%±3.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| North Berwick and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±7.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
31%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Lowest 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 | $98,317±$69kHighest 32% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
$88,024±$11kLowest 18% above ME |
| 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 | $346,900±$86kLowest 17% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
$485,300±$23kHighest 64% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$247Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,350±$297 19% above ME |
| Gray and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,164Lowest 4% above ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$3,215 6% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.8%±35.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24 ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| North Berwick and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 46% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
28 minLowest 12% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.6%±7.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wells 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 | #82 of 133 in ME | #10 of 133 in ME | #22 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Wells-Ogunquit CSD |
| High school in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School | Wells High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Highest |
11.4Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.