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North Berwick vs Readfield vs Cornish
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 kids (21.6% under 18).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Cornish has the most affordable homes ($274k 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 | Readfield | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,702Lowest |
2,651Highest |
1,803 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.6% ME: +2.6% |
0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.1±8.2 10% below ME |
48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
| Readfield and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±6.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| North Berwick and Readfield 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% |
22.3%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Readfield 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% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| North Berwick and Readfield 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 |
$86,504±$8k 16% above ME |
$69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
| North Berwick and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,900±$86kHighest 17% above ME |
$326,400±$20k 10% above ME |
$274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
| North Berwick and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$247Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,125±$844 about the ME average |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
| Cornish and Readfield 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 |
$3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.8%±35.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
| North Berwick and Cornish 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% |
5% ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 46% above ME |
30 minLowest 20% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.6%±7.5 ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield 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 | #20 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 38 | — |
| High school in town | — | Maranacook Community High Sch | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5 |
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| 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.