Compare towns
North Berwick vs North Berwick vs Hiram
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Berwick has the most renters (27.2% rent).
North Berwick has the most people working from home (15%).
Hiram has the most affordable homes ($257k 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 | North Berwick | North Berwick | Hiram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,702Lowest |
5,129Highest |
1,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.6% ME: +2.6% |
+8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±8.2Lowest 10% below ME |
41.6±4.7Highest 7% below ME |
41.6±10.2Highest 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±6.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| North Berwick and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±7.5 ME: 22.4% |
20.9%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.7%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| North Berwick and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| North Berwick and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,317±$69k 32% above ME |
$101,875±$16kHighest 36% above ME |
$62,813±$10kLowest 16% below ME |
| North Berwick and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,900±$86k 17% above ME |
$428,500±$33kHighest 44% above ME |
$256,600±$42kLowest 13% below ME |
| North Berwick and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$247 4% below ME |
$1,105±$116Highest about the ME average |
$1,070±$161Lowest 6% below ME |
| North Berwick and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,164 4% above ME |
$3,735Highest 23% above ME |
$2,106Lowest 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.8%±35.7 ME: 48.4% |
66.2%±28.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| North Berwick and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.4% ME: 10.7% |
12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 46% above ME |
31 minLowest 27% above ME |
31 min 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.6%±7.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.6%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| North Berwick 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 | #82 of 133 in ME | #82 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 55/MSAD 55 |
| High school in town | — | Noble High School | Sacopee Valley High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.0Highest |
9.9Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.