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North Berwick vs Carmel vs Berwick
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 expensive homes ($429k median).
Carmel has the most affordable homes ($257k median).
Berwick has the most people working from home (20.2%).
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 | Carmel | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,129 |
2,941Lowest |
8,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8% ME: +2.6% |
+2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.6±4.7 7% below ME |
46.4±4.5Highest 4% above ME |
40.7±2.9Lowest 9% below ME |
| Carmel and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Berwick and North Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.5%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| North Berwick and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29% ME: 36.2% |
17.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| North Berwick and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,875±$16kHighest 36% above ME |
$82,188±$22kLowest 10% above ME |
$94,771±$24k 27% above ME |
| North Berwick and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $428,500±$33kHighest 44% above ME |
$256,800±$37kLowest 13% below ME |
$369,100±$19k 24% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,105±$116Lowest about the ME average |
$1,276±$187 12% above ME |
$1,452±$430Highest 27% above ME |
| Berwick and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,735 23% above ME |
$2,662Lowest 12% below ME |
$4,436Highest 46% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.2%±28.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±38.1 ME: 48.4% |
50.6%±46Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| North Berwick and Carmel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% ME: 10.7% |
13.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.9% ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 15%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| 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 | #77 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 60/MSAD 60 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 60/MSAD 60 |
| High school in town | Noble High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0 |
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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.